Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Legend of Kwannon: The Monk and the Deer
A dark-robed monk leans on a staff beside a deer standing in deep snow. A small warm-lit shrine glows under the trees behind them. The facing caption identifies A Legend of Kwannon, placing the quiet winter encounter within Grace James’s collection.
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Warwick Goble. "A Legend of Kwannon: The Monk and the Deer" [editorial title]. In Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales, Grace James; illustrations by Warwick Goble. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1910; forty colour illustrations by Warwick Goble., 1910, Macmillan and Co., Limited. Source scan leaf 274. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0387-0265
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Warwick Goble. A Legend of Kwannon: The Monk and the Deer. Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales. Scan leaf 274. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0387-0265