Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in Kamakura

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.

Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in Kamakura, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan

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