Nichiren exorcises the waves at Kakuda during his exile to Sado., Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between 1833 and 1837

Nichiren, the founder of the buddhist lotus sect, standing in a red robe and with a rosary in his right hand, in a full boat, conjuring the high waves with the sutra 'namu myo kyo' visible in the water. Label line: mentioned on object utagawa kuniyoshi (1798 - 1861), 1833 - 1837, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks collection: prints; japan (collection). Date: between 1833 and 1837. Place of creation: Japan. Dimensions: blad Height: 257 mm (10.11 in) blad Width: 380 mm (14.96 in). Medium: paper. Nichiren bezweert de golven bij Kakuda tijdens zijn verbanning naar Sado.-Rijksmuseum RP-P-1956-717