Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Dirge of Shimono Kani
A robed figure holds an instrument within a landscape of suspended forms and distant lights. The curving contours make the scene seem to drift through the dark field. Sime’s caption identifies the dirge of Shimono Kani in The Journey of the King.
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S. H. Sime. "The Dirge of Shimono Kani" [editorial title]. In Time and the Gods, Lord Dunsany. 1906 edition, 1906, William Heinemann. Source scan leaf 177. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0229-0158
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S. H. Sime. The Dirge of Shimono Kani. Time and the Gods. Scan leaf 177. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0229-0158