Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Ceremonial Table of the Kosekin
Robed figures assemble around a raised table while one lifts a hand above the gathering. A twisting serpent ornament and columns enclose the ceremonial space. Gaul introduces the customs of the Kosekin through the traveller’s increasingly disturbed observation of their hospitality and rituals.
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Gilbert Gaul. "The Ceremonial Table of the Kosekin" [editorial title]. In A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder, Author not named on supplied title page; illustrations by Gilbert Gaul. 1888 Harper & Brothers illustrated printing; title page does not name the author, 1888, Harper & Brothers. Source scan leaf 87. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0282-0081
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Gilbert Gaul. The Ceremonial Table of the Kosekin. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder. Scan leaf 87. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0282-0081