'Kiyo and the Priest', 1912. Anchin falls in love with the beautiful Kiyohime, daughter of a wealthy landlord. He overcomes his passion, refrains from further meetings and is pursued by Kiyo in the form of a large serpent. From "Myths & Legends of Japan", by F. Harland Davis. [George G. Harrap & Company, London, 1912]

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