Art, Symbol & Imagination
Matsuo Declares the Head to Be Kanshusai’s
Officials sit in a formal chamber while a kneeling man presents a yellow container before them. The caption identifies Matsuo’s declaration concerning the severed head in the story.
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Mo-No-Yuki (after sketches by R. Gordon Smith). "Matsuo Declares the Head to Be Kanshusai’s" [editorial title]. In Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan, Richard Gordon Smith; illustrations drawn and painted by Mo-No-Yuki from Smith’s sketches. London: A. & C. Black, 1908; preface explicitly credits Mo-No-Yuki drawing and painting illustrations from Richard Gordon Smith’s sketches., 1908, A. & C. Black. Source scan leaf 103. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0588-0103
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Mo-No-Yuki (after sketches by R. Gordon Smith). Matsuo Declares the Head to Be Kanshusai’s. Ancient Tales and Folk-lore of Japan. Scan leaf 103. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0588-0103