Monk Nichiren in Exile on Sado Island, from the series "Illustration of Famous Monks", Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1835–36

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Monk Nichiren in Exile on Sado Island, from the series 'Illustration of Famous Monks', Edo period (1615–1868), 1835–36, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Oban: 9 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. ( x cm), Prints, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861), Kuniyoshi's series of ten prints published in 1835–36 was an abridged biography of the life of the monk Nichiren (1222–1282), the founder of the Nichiren Buddhist sect, which is based on the worship of the Lotus Sutra

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