Arts and Designs of Japan
March Selection March 2023

Artist Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Title #28 - Nariaiji in Tango Privince
Saien Zenji finding a dead deer to feed Shinno Shonin, the founder of the temple
Series Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces
Date 5/1859
Publisher Yamadaya Shojiro
Format Oban (9 3/4" X 14 1/4")
Comment This series combines designs illustrating legends about the Goddess Kannon, by Toyokuni III, with illustrations of the temples the legends are associated with, by Hiroshige II. See http//sacredjapan.com/ for brief explanations of the legends as well as descriptions of each of the temples (in English).
Price $150.
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