The eight views are selected from the southern part of Biwa Lake, being modeled after Shosho Hakkei-zu (Eight views of the Xiao and the Xiang in China) (completed in the Northern Song Dynasty period). 琵琶湖の南部から八箇所の名所を選んだもので、瀟湘八景図(北宋時代成立)になぞらえて選定されている。 |