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尾形月耕Kojima Takanori (died 1358), a loyal supporter of the imperial house, stripped bark from the trunk of a cherry tree in order to write a Chinese poem. The poem was meant to be seen by the Emperor Go-Daigo as he was being escorted into exile. Takanoi chose an old Chinese poem that only the Emperor would understand to mean that help was near
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- Japanese & Asian
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- 1895
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尾形月耕
浮世絵の世界では、誰の門を叩いたかがその絵師の血脈を決める。歌川の系譜、菊川の系譜——師から弟子へ、名と筆法が受け継がれてゆく。尾形月耕（安政6年〈1859年〉〜大正9年〈1920年〉）は、その系図のどこにも属さない絵師である。
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