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Nichiren Walking through the Snow at Tsukahara during his Exile on Sado Island, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect
Nichiren Walking through the Snow at Tsukahara during his Exile on Sado Island, from the series A Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect

Nichiren Walking through the Snow at Tsukahara during his Exile on Sado Island, 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: 10 5/16 × 15 in. (26.2 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioA Short Pictorial Biography of the Founder of the Nichiren Sect (Koso goichidai ryakuzu)
Object number1950.544
Status
On view
Exhibition History
An American University Collection: Works of Art from the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio
  • Kenwood House, London (May 3, 1962 - October 30, 1962 )
Japanese Prints from the Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 18, 1979 - October 21, 1979 )
Selections from the Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 18, 1989 - June 4, 1989 )
Monet and Japan
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (March 9, 2001 - June 11, 2001 )
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth (July 6, 2001 - September 16, 2001 )
Marking Time: Seasonal Imagery in Japanese Prints
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 9, 2016 - May 21, 2017 )
Multiples and Modes of Access
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 4, 2025 - August 3, 2025 )
Collections
  • On View
  • Asian
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