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Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese
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Nichiren stands calm under a cliff, miraculously suspending a boulder in midair by the force of his prayers, while a mountain ascetic prays for the rock to crush him.
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歌川国芳画 「高祖御一代略図 小室山法論石」
Title: Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Rock Suspended by the Power of Prayer on Komuro Mountain
Artist:
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1835–36
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (22.5 x 34.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line:
Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Object Number: JP2861
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