Condition:
Very good condition. good colour, vivid and clear. Minor stain. Any remarkable wrinkle, hole or fixing. It has not been backed.
Meguro Fudō Shrine.
(Meguro Fudō, 目黒不動).
The temple, also known as Ryūsenji, is located in the Meguro ward of Tōkyō and belong to the Tendai buddhist sect. It is also one of the most important temples in the Kantō area dedicated to Fudō Myōō,
included in its thirty-six temples pilgirimage route.
According to legends and folklore the temple was built in 808 by the monk Ennin to enshrine in it a satue of Fudō Myōō when he was on his way to the Mount Hiei, following his teacher.
Dating back the Edo era, the temple was renowned for its lottery and for its "Tokko no taki" waterfall and spring water, which was believed having healing powers for the spirit, purifying the mind from its wordly desires,
and for the body, curing illness.
Condition:
Very good condition. good colour, vivid and clear. Minor stain. Any remarkable wrinkle, hole or fixing. It has not been backed.
| Price | USD$ 150.00 |
|---|---|
| Series | Forty eight famous views of Edo. (Edo meisho yonjū hakkei, 江戸名所四十八景). |
| Author | Utagawa Hiroshige II (二代目広重). |
| Size | Medium (chūban, 中判). |
| Publisher | Tsutaya Kichizō (蔦屋吉蔵), here as Tsutakichihan (蔦吉版). |
| Number | 38/48 |
| Genre | Meisho-e (名所絵), fūkei-ga (風景画). |
| Period | 1860 ~ 1861 |
| Trimmed | Yes |
| Backed | No |
| Code | UGHII01009 |