歌川国芳画　「高祖御一代略図　 小室山法論石」|Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Rock Suspended by the Power of Prayer on Komuro Mountain

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1835–36 · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

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.

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Date

1835–36

Medium

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939