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Nichiren Saved from Execution at Takinoguchi in Sagami Province, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect
Nichiren Saved from Execution at Takinoguchi in Sagami Province, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect

Nichiren Saved from Execution at Takinoguchi in Sagami Province, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1797–1861)
Datemid-1830s
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 10 1/4 × 15 in. (26 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioA Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect (Koso goichidai ryakuzu)
Object number1950.538
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH
Collections
  • Asian
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