To the city... It depicts the practitioner of austerities (his appearance has changed from a child to Hotei osho (a legendary monk called Hotei, who is said to have lived during the Tang period in China)), who has achieved enlightenment, going out into the town and playing with another child; it represents Hotei osho leading the path to enlightenment. |
- まちへ... 悟りを得た修行者(童子から布袋和尚の姿になっている)が街へ出て、別の童子と遊ぶ姿を描き、人を導くことを表す。 |