Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in Kamakura

Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in Kamakura

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nichiren’s prayers for rain brought the end to a long drought in 1271. Here, the saint sits at the edge of a promontory attended by a group of followers, one of whom holds a red umbrella over him.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Concise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in KamakuraConcise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in KamakuraConcise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in KamakuraConcise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in KamakuraConcise Illustrated Biography of Monk Nichiren: Prayer for Rain Answered at Ryōzengasaki in Kamakura

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