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Shugen Chosei-in on Mount Kodo

Color woodblock print C. 1859. A collaboration with Toyokuni II and Hiroshige II. From the series "Miracles of Kannon," a large series that pairs miracles performed by Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, with scenes of temples in the Western, Central, and Eastern provinces of Japan. An earlier state. Print measures 13 x 8 7/8 inches on 13 3/4 x 10 inch thick laid paper.

Shugen Chosei-in on Mount Kodo

Color woodblock print C. 1859. A collaboration with Toyokuni II and Hiroshige II. From the series "Miracles of Kannon," a large series that pairs miracles performed by Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy, with scenes of temples in the Western, Central, and Eastern provinces of Japan. A later state. Print measures 13 x 8 7/8 inches on 13 3/4 x 10 inch thick laid paper.

Two Carp

Print measures 9 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches on 9 3/4 x 10 1/4 inch paper. Red publisher's seal in the lower right corner. In Japan, the carp is the personification of perseverance and the will to win. Swimming pairs of carp are considered a symbol of marriage.

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