Japanese & Asian

Yanodô at Kannon-ji on Mount Yôkô

Color woodblock print c. 1859. From the series "Miracles of Kannon," a large series that pairs miracles performed by Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, with scenes of temples in the Western, Central, and Eastern provinces of Japan. Print measures 13 1/2 x 9 inches on 13 7/8 x 9 3/4 inch handmade japan paper. A very detailed print with embossing in the white clouds.

Shugen Chosei-in on Mount Kodo

Color woodblock print C. 1859. A collaboration with Toyokuni II and Hiroshige II. From the series "Miracles of Kannon," a large series that pairs miracles performed by Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, with scenes of temples in the Western, Central, and Eastern provinces of Japan. An earlier state. Print measures 13 x 8 7/8 inches on 13 3/4 x 10 inch thick laid paper.

Shugen Chosei-in on Mount Kodo

Color woodblock print C. 1859. A collaboration with Toyokuni II and Hiroshige II. From the series "Miracles of Kannon," a large series that pairs miracles performed by Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, with scenes of temples in the Western, Central, and Eastern provinces of Japan. A later state. Print measures 13 x 8 7/8 inches on 13 3/4 x 10 inch thick laid paper.

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