Keywords: Matsuke Heikichi - Nogaku zue - Walters 95270.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Daikokuya Matsuki Heikichi en When a piece of cloth is removed from a frame construction on stage the tree spirit is revealed It addresses a wandering Buddhist priest The willow tree has encountered The holy Law the teaching Of Amida who guides Even the crooked Straight to Paradise The spirit hopes that the priest by reciting the name of the Buddha Amida will help it attain rebirth in Amida's Western Paradise 1899 Meiji pigments mulberry paper cm 24 77 37 15 accession number 95 270 6993 Mr and Mrs C R Snell Jr date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Gift of Mr and Mrs C R Snell Jr 1989 Signature Kogyo place of origin Tokyo Japan Walters Art Museum license PD-old-auto 1927 2D Japanese prints in the Walters Art Museum Historic samurai prints Daikokuya Matsuki Heikichi Kōgyo Tsukioka Tree deities |