歌川国芳画　「高祖御一代略図　 鎌倉霊山ヶ崎雨祈」|Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in Kamakura

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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

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.

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