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Recalling a form of begging adopted by masterless samurai called ronin, members of the Komuso Society walk in Tokyo playing bamboo flutes with their faces hidden. Ronin collected alms this way during the peaceful Edo period, wandering the countryside as humble monks.
Author: Michael Yamashita
© 2004 Michael Yamashita. No usage authorized without prior written permission.
Photo size: 34.2 Mpixels (97.9 MB uncompressed) - 7165x4776 pixels (23.9x15.9 in / 60.7x40.4 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: bamboo flute, basket, flute, Fuke, Japan, Japanese, Komuso, Komuso Society, mendicant, MM6933, monastic, music, musical, reed hood, ronin, Samurai, sedge, shakuhachi, straw basket, tengai, The Way of the Samurai, Tokyo, tradition, traditional, Zen Buddhism
Published in: Age of Samurai