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Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese
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Nichiren’s prayers for rain brought the end to a long drought in 1271. Here, the saint sits at the edge of a promontory attended by a group of followers, one of whom holds a red umbrella over him.
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歌川国芳画 「高祖御一代略図 鎌倉霊山ヶ崎雨祈」
Title: Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in Kamakura
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 3/4 x 13 5/8 in. (22.2 x 34.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line:
Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Object Number: JP2859
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