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Tojo no Saemon Attacks Nichiren at Komatsubara in 1264, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect
Tojo no Saemon Attacks Nichiren at Komatsubara in 1264, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect

Tojo no Saemon Attacks Nichiren at Komatsubara in 1264, 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 3/16 × 14 7/8 in. (25.9 × 37.8 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioA Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect (Koso goichidai ryakuzu)
Object number1950.537
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceMary A. Ainsworth; by bequest 1950 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Visions of Turmoil and Tranquility: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 17, 2005 - December 23, 2005 )
Collections
  • Asian
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