#6 – Tsubosakadera in Yamato
Sukaru Koshibe catching the Thunder God with the help of Kannon
Series
Kannon Reigenki Saikoku Junrei – Tales of the Miracles of Kannon, Pilgrimage to the Western Provinces
Date
2/1859
Publisher
Yamadaya Shojiro
Format
Oban (9 3/4" X 14 1/4")
Comment
Mica in the sky around the lightning
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).
