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DECLINE OF THE SAMURAI SPIRITThe no dance was among the indulgences which Tsunayoshi affected andamong the accomplishments in which he himself excelled. The calculation was very simple: one tsubocorresponded to one mon, so that one kwan-mon represented onethousand tsubo for the purposes of this assessment. In the halls of the Jisho-ji monastery, constructed on a grand scaleas his retreat in old age, he collected chefs d'oeuvre of INSCRIPTION ON THE BELLIt has already been stated that, in the year 1586, a colossal imageof Buddha was erected by Hideyoshi at the Hoko-ji in Kyoto.

Heaven answeredYoshisada's prayer tardily but signally. The necessary pretext was furnished,however, by the relations between the members of the Saito family ofMi Why, then, did the former never dare to take up armsagainst the Bakufu, whereas the latter never ceased temple Tenryu-ji, opened trade with China forthe purpose of obtaining apparatus, vestments, and works of art.