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ABOUT YOSHITSUNE. 143<br />
" Some think he did not commit hara-kiri, as is<br />
commonly reported, but escaped to the mainland<br />
of Asia and became the great conqueror, Genghis<br />
Khan."<br />
Mr. Rai now appeared in a very happy mood and<br />
said :<br />
" Now, my children, let me surprise you all. I<br />
have been telling these H^ik^ and Genji stories for<br />
many reasons, one of which you will now perceive.<br />
Mr. Honda and I have painted for you pictures in<br />
words. You shall now see how an artist tells the<br />
same stories in ink, gold, and color. Uhe'i, draw<br />
apart the partitions."<br />
The sliding doors between the sitting-room and<br />
parlor were shunted aside, and there in the light<br />
of several burning candles stood two splendid goldpaper<br />
screens fresh from Yedo. They had been<br />
painted by one of the very best artists of the Tosa<br />
school of historical painters, in brilliant colors, fine<br />
drawing, and with great masses of gold that hid<br />
excessive detail and made the parts visible more<br />
suggestive. Although lacking technical perspective,<br />
the skillful use of cloud and haze, as well as of the<br />
gold bordering, gave the scenes practically the effect<br />
of perspective in air and water, scenery and dis-<br />
tance. There was first, Yoshi-iye" on horseback,<br />
reining up before the frightened wild fowl ; next,<br />
the battle of the two clans, Gen and He"i before the<br />
palace gates in Kyoto ; third, the wood-pigeons<br />
flying out of the hollow log, into the rain, as the<br />
soldier poked it with his bow; fourth, Tomoye*