荒川亀斎《地蔵仏頭》
荒川亀斎は松江市横浜町生まれの彫刻家で、八雲とは深い親交があった。八雲は、市内寺町の龍昌寺にあった荒川亀斎作、長岡家の石地蔵を松江着任早々に散歩の途中で見つけ、とりわけ愛情を注いだ。
Jizo by Arakawa Kisai
Arakawa Kisai was a sculptor from Yokobama-cho, Matsue. He and Hearn were close friends. Soon after moving to Matsue, Hearn came across this Jizo statue whilst taking a walk. He was particularly fond of this statue, which had been sculpted by Arakawa Kisai. It belonged to the Nagaoka family of the Ryusho-ji Temple in Tera-machi, Matsue.