PRINT NUMBER #5
第九十一代 亀山 天皇
Emperor Kameyama
1879
The scene shown here is the rescue of
Nichiren,
was a monk who was the founder of the Hokke sect of Buddhism. This is an
illustration of a famous incident in his life, an
attempted execution
during the reign of
Emperor Kameyama,
the ninetieth Emperor of Japan.
- Print number
- #5
- Artist
- Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
- Series
- Short Illustrated History of Great Japan
Display image and catalogue: Yoshitoshi.net