Tales of Moonlight and Rain by Ueda Akinari

Author:Ueda Akinari [Akinari, Ueda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: Gothic fiction, Japan, Classic
ISBN: 9780231139137
Amazon: 0231139136
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2006-01-01T11:00:00+00:00

Everyone was deeply moved and amazed. “Thinking about the master’s story,” said the officer, “I remember seeing the fish’s mouth move each time, but there was no voice at all. It is marvelous to have seen such a thing with my own eyes.” Sending a messenger running to his house, he had the remaining slices of fish thrown into the lake.

After this, Kōgi recovered completely and lived for many years before he died of old age. As his end approached, he took the many carp that he had painted and released them into the lake, where the fish left the paper and silk to swim about in the water. For this reason, none of Kōgi’s paintings survived. A disciple named Narimitsu inherited Kōgi’s divine skill and became famous in his time. It is recorded in an old tale that he painted a chicken on a sliding door at the Kan’in Palace, and when a live chicken saw the painting, he kicked it10.

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