Parody Picture: Dutchmen with Courtesans, Nagasaki (C.1800)The scroll bears a fake signature of the
Parody Picture: Dutchmen with Courtesans, Nagasaki (C.1800)The scroll bears a fake signature of the 16th century artist Great Zen Priest Takuan and includes the words, “Thou sell thy body of five foot, thus satisfying the worldly desires of all creatures”. A further inscription reads, “the moon frequents nightly the surface of the pond but does not leave behind its heart nor its shadow” – a reference to the fleeting relationships experienced by the itinerant Western traders. -- source link
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