Japanese Print "Serpant and Priest - Setsu Getsu Ka" by Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist:Toyohara Chikanobu
Title:Serpant and Priest - Setsu Getsu Ka
Date:1885 March 11.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
From the series, "Setsu Getsu Ka" (Snow Flower Moon), one of Chikanobu's best series. "Boushu; Flower, no.42". High Priest Nichiren and a huge serpant. The lower inset depicts the legend of Nichiren's birth. His mother dreamed the sun entered her body when she conceived him.
