歌川国芳画 「高祖御一代略図 佐州流刑角田波題目」|Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Calming the Stormy Sea at Tsunoda in Exile to Sado Island
1835–36
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
8 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (22.5 x 34.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Henry L. Phillips Collection, Bequest of Henry L. Phillips, 1939
Accession Number
JP2860
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Art Historical Context
In this dynamic woodblock print from 1835–36, Utagawa Kuniyoshi a legendary moment from the life of Nichiren, the 13th-century founder of Nichiren Buddhism.itled *Concise Illustrated Biography of Nichiren: Calming Stormy Sea at Tsunoda in Exile to S Island*, it depicts the monk aboard a storm-tossed boat during his perilous 1271 exile to Sado Island. towering waves and desperate sailors, Nichiren inscribes the Lotus Sutra's title—a sacred mantra—miraculously calming the sea, symbolizing his unyielding faith and divine power. Kuniyoshi, a master of the ukiyo-e tradition in Edo-period Japan (16...
About the Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi · 1797–1861
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) was born in Edo to the silk-dyer Yanagiya Kichiyemon, originally bearing the childhood name Yoshisaburō. From a young age, he assisted in his family's pattern design work, which sharpened his innate mastery of color and textile motifs that would permeate his later prints. At around twelve years old, his prodigious drawing skills drew the attention of the renowned Utag...