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

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

2-756-779 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'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]


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Evelyn Paul, attributed to: British: Artist, Illustrator
People Related
  1. Frederick Hadland Davis: British: Publisher
  2. G G Harrap & Co: British: Publishers

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Mythology

Society & Culture Performing Arts

Artistic Representations Portraits


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3797x5750
File Size : 63,964kb


Aliases

  1. 0580072645
  1. 2-756-779
  1. 2756779

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