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EVELYN PAUL. 'Hoichi-the-Earless', 1912. Creator: Evelyn Paul.

EVELYN PAUL. 'Hoichi-the-Earless', 1912. Hoichi a blind minstrel with a gift for the biwa (lute) is bewitched by ghosts, protected by a priest with kanji characters of the Heart Sutra apart from his ears which are ripped from his head. From "Myths & Legends of Japan", by F. Harland Davis. [George G. Harrap & Company, London, 1912].

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Author: EVELYN PAUL

Title: 'Hoichi-the-Earless', 1912. Creator: Evelyn Paul.

Caption: 'Hoichi-the-Earless', 1912. Hoichi a blind minstrel with a gift for the biwa (lute) is bewitched by ghosts, protected by a priest with kanji characters of the Heart Sutra apart from his ears which are ripped from his head. From "Myths & Legends of Japan", by F. Harland Davis. [George G. Harrap & Company, London, 1912]

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Image size: 3797 × 5750 px | 62.5 MB

Print size: 32.1 × 48.7 cm | 1494.9 × 2263.8 in (300 dpi)

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