English: “Suiko Mondō-no-Zu (An Illustration of the Water Goblins’ Dialogue)” by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, depicting a pair of kappa conversing, dated 22 September 1920.
日本語:三拙漁人(芥川龍之介)『水虎問答之図』。大正9年9月22日。
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『芥川龍之介の書画』(二玄社、2009年)
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三拙漁人
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