Antique Original Kunisada Toyokuni III Wolves and Baby Kannon Reigen Ki 1859

Antique Original Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) "Wolves and Baby - Kannon Reigen Ki" 1859. This original antique Japanese woodblock is from the series. "Kannon Reigen Ki" (The Stories about the Miracles by the Goddess Kannon) The 20th pilgrimage place, Yoshimine Temple in Yamashiro province. A villager saved a baby, who was abandoned in a mountain, from a pack of wolves. The baby later became the high priest, Gensan Shonin.

Measurements: 15 x 10 1/4 inches. Lightly pasted at top to backing. Minor loss on left margin.

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Tokugawa: shogun
hijiri: Tokugawa
pilgrimage: Japanese tradition
Region of Origin: Japan
Utagawa: Original Antique Woodblock
Maker: Kunisada Toyokuni
Christmas gift: Holiday gift
Honshu: Zen
woodblock print: Tokyo
Featured Refinements: Japanese Woodblock Print
Age: 1850-1899
Primary Material: Paper
Goddess Kannon: wolves
bijin-ga: Utagawa school
original japanese woodblock: japanese woodblock
Japan: Edo
Color: Multi-Color
Lotus Sutra: Gensan Shonin
utagawa kunisada: Toyokuni III
Japanese: Utagawa Kunisada
Yoshimine Temple: Yamashiro province
Gototei: Kochoro
nishiki-e: toshidama cartouche
Utagawa Toyokuni III: ukiyo-e
courtesans: geisha
sacred sites: Buddhist
Jûnika tsuki no uchi: Minatoya Kohei
bodhisattva Kannon: Saikoku pilgrimage
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original