Picture of the priest Nichiren praying, by Yoshitoshi

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Picture of the priest Nichiren praying for the restless spirit of the cormorant fisherman at the Isawa river (Nichiren shônin isawagawa nite ukai no meikon o saido shitamau no zu). Yoshitoshi, Tsukioka (Japanese, 1839-1892). Ôban triptych; Publisher: Akiyama Takeemon; Block-cutter: Yamamoto (Yamamoto Shinji). Woodcut; textile printing (nunomezuri), colour printing, 1885. Acquisition Credit: Purchased from the Rylands Fund with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund.

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19th Century _WF_ArtFund birds colour printing cormorant fisherman fishermen Fitz_PDP Japanese male Nichiren nunomezuri oban prayer praying priest print religion religious river river scene riverside textile printing triptych Tsukioka Yoshitoshi woodblock woodcut Yoshitoshi

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