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Kou Shohei@‰Š‰•˝
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Ch: Huang Chuping. Taoist immortal figure and magician of the Jin dynasty known for his ability to transform a herd of sheep into stones. Originally from Danqi ’OćŽ, he became at age 15 a shepherd on Mt Jinhua ‹ŕ‰Ř in Zhejiang Ÿ´] where he learned Taoist arts. According to The Biographies of Gods and Immortals (Jp: SHINSENDEN _ĺ“`, Ch: Shenxianzhuan), one day Kou Shohei's brother appeared on the mountain and, noticing a complete absence of sheep, asked of their whereabouts. Kou Shohei then touched his staff to the ground (or alternately, pointed it), whereupon the stones of the field changed into white sheep. In paintings the transformation scene is most common, although the brother's presence is often omitted. Well-known paintings include those by Sesshuu áM (1420-1506; Kyoto National Museum), Kanou Motonobu Žë–ěŒłM (1476-1559; Myoukakuji –­ŠoŽ›, Kyoto) and Maruyama Oukyo ‰~ŽR‰ž‹“ (1733-95; Tooyama Kinenkan ‰“ŽR‹L”OŠŮ, Saitama prefecture). In *ukiyo-e •‚˘ŠG this subject matter is often used in the year of the sheep for *surimono  •¨.
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