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The Appearance of the Seven-headed God at Minobu Mountain in the Ninth Month of 1277, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect
The Appearance of the Seven-headed God at Minobu Mountain in the Ninth Month of 1277, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect

The Appearance of the Seven-headed God at Minobu Mountain in the Ninth Month of 1277, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Publisher
Datemid-1830s
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 9 1/16 × 14 1/8 in. (23 × 35.9 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioA Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect (Koso goichidai ryakuzu)
Object number1950.542
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Variables: An Exercise in Close Looking
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 19, 2023 - December 12, 2023 )
Collections
  • Asian
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