Text by Lafcadio Hearn (Greek-Irish, 1850-1904); Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life, Frankfurt, 1907 (http://senses-working-overtime.tumblr.com/post/156787273907/hideback-emil-orlik-czech-1870-1932-text-by) Orlik had met the author Lafcadio Hearn in Japan. Hearn had assumed Japanese citizenship under a Japanese name and he lectured at a number of universities writing many books on the country and its culture which were widely read in England and America and greatly furthered knowledge in Europe of Japanese life, philosophy and art. Orlik both translated Hearn's books into German and illustrated them. (http://www.orlikprints.com/essay.html)