. The mythology of all races. red to a lake-side at the foot of MountKotowakej there he recited continually the Lotus of Truthy andby the virtue of that disciplinary act was gradually transformedinto a serpent. One day he saw a young lady coming to him who said thatshe was attracted by his voice as he recited the holy text, and PLATE XXXIX Wedding of Monkeys Wedding of animals, such as foxes, rats, etc., isfrequently told in stories and depicted in we have a picture of the wedding of twomonkeys. The monkey bridegrom sitting on the leftis singing the wedding song, while the bride,
. The mythology of all races. red to a lake-side at the foot of MountKotowakej there he recited continually the Lotus of Truthy andby the virtue of that disciplinary act was gradually transformedinto a serpent. One day he saw a young lady coming to him who said thatshe was attracted by his voice as he recited the holy text, and PLATE XXXIX Wedding of Monkeys Wedding of animals, such as foxes, rats, etc., isfrequently told in stories and depicted in we have a picture of the wedding of twomonkeys. The monkey bridegrom sitting on the leftis singing the wedding song, while the bride, wearinga white head-cover, is raising the wedding wine-cupon her head. On the table between them are seen alittle pine-tree, a symbol of longevity and prosperity, acrab, also a symbol of longevity, and the sea-weedkornbuy signifying joy, because of a play of wordsconnecting the word kombu with the word yorokobu, to be glad, to be in joyful state. See p. 333. By Sosen (dated 1799). In possession of Museumof Fine Arts,
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