Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 103669

Saint Nichiren

Artist / 作者: Hiratsuka Unichi平塚運一
Date / 年代: 1937
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Showa / honolulu
Digital record / 画像記録: 331 × 450 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Honolulu Museum of Art
Published by / 公開者: 白石カナ
Rights / 権利: No reusable image license documented
Attribution / 表記: Honolulu Museum of Art

Catalog note / 解説

Hiratsuka had the following to say about this print: Since our family followed the teachings of Nichiren (1222-1282), I studied about him when I was young and discovered that he was not only a great Buddhist priest but that he also favored farmers, merchants, and lower-class people. For a long time, I wished to make a print of Nichiren, and finally created this one in 1937. I intend to make ten thousand impressions of it, and if I cannot finish (my task) while I am alive, I will finish it in heaven. This print is an excellent example of Mingei art, which is simple, unaffected, and meant to be used in everyday life.

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