Koso go-ichidai ryakuzu 高祖御一代略圖 (Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren), Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1835
Woodblock print, oban yoko-e. Nichiren in prayer on the shore under a pine tree, is miraculously saved when rays emanating from the sun shatter the sword of his would be executioner. Date: circa 1835. Dimensions: Height: 25.10 centimetres Width: 37.20 centimetres. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Koso go-ichidai ryakuzu 高祖御一代略圖 (Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren) (BM 2008,3037.12108)