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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Description:
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-)
