Japanese Print "Casting an Invocation on the Waves at Kakuda in Sado Province" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese Print "Casting an Invocation on the Waves at Kakuda in Sado Province" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 歌川国芳 (Utagawa Kuniyoshi)

Artist:Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Title:Casting an Invocation on the Waves at Kakuda in Sado Province

Date:1835 - 1836

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Source:Honolulu Museum of Art
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While Nichiren was on his way to be exiled on the island of Sado, he stopped a terrible storm by casting a spell on the waves in the form of an invocation to the Buddha. This invocation reads: “Namu myöhö renge kyö ” (Hail to the jewel in the lotus). The Michener Collection contains all ten prints in the series, which has been considered by some critics as Kuniyoshi's masterpiece. (from Pathway exhibition 1/29/08-)

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