Photograph
Title
Photograph
Description
Two identical photos of two Komuso (monks) wearing baskets on their heads, one playing a flute (shakuhachi), one's back to photo.
The komusō were a group of Japanese mendicant monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism who flourished during the Edo period of 1603–1867. Komusō were characterized by a straw basket worn on the head, manifesting the absence of specific ego but also used for being able to travel incognito.
The komusō were a group of Japanese mendicant monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism who flourished during the Edo period of 1603–1867. Komusō were characterized by a straw basket worn on the head, manifesting the absence of specific ego but also used for being able to travel incognito.
Identifier
1991.100.109