Title: #56 Taisan-ji. Series: Eighty-Eight Sacred Places in Shikoku.
Artist: Shunichi Kadowaki (1913-2006).
Signed & Dated: Circa 1966-1971. Printed seal.
Medium: Woodblock Print (“Kikaizuri” - Machine Pressed).
Paper Size: Approx: Length: 29.50cm x Height: 21.75cm.
Condition: Fantastic colour and condition. Accompanying series sleeve. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: #56 (Taisan-ji (泰山寺)): No. 56 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. Raised behind stone levees away from the Souja River, Taisan-ji is celebrated for its blessing to bring expecting women a painless and pleasant birth. Taisan-ji is decorated with impressive “Nio” guardian statues, camellias (Ehime’s prefectural flower), beautiful pines, & flowering plum trees.
Eighty-Eight Sacred Places in Shikoku: Shunichi Kadowaki’s series maps each of the Eighty-Eight Temples around Shikoku’s historic 1,385km pilgrim route. A tradition central to Japanese Shingon Buddhism and its founder Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi), this enriching trail continues to be a sought pilgrimage today - either by those in search of quiet reflection, spiritual enlightenment, or simply, a culturally rich experience.
Title: #56 Taisan-ji. Series: Eighty-Eight Sacred Places in Shikoku.
Artist: Shunichi Kadowaki (1913-2006).
Signed & Dated: Circa 1966-1971. Printed seal.
Medium: Woodblock Print (“Kikaizuri” - Machine Pressed).
Paper Size: Approx: Length: 29.50cm x Height: 21.75cm.
Condition: Fantastic colour and condition. Accompanying series sleeve. Please refer to photos / Contact for any further questions & condition report.
Notes: #56 (Taisan-ji (泰山寺)): No. 56 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. Raised behind stone levees away from the Souja River, Taisan-ji is celebrated for its blessing to bring expecting women a painless and pleasant birth. Taisan-ji is decorated with impressive “Nio” guardian statues, camellias (Ehime’s prefectural flower), beautiful pines, & flowering plum trees.
Eighty-Eight Sacred Places in Shikoku: Shunichi Kadowaki’s series maps each of the Eighty-Eight Temples around Shikoku’s historic 1,385km pilgrim route. A tradition central to Japanese Shingon Buddhism and its founder Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi), this enriching trail continues to be a sought pilgrimage today - either by those in search of quiet reflection, spiritual enlightenment, or simply, a culturally rich experience.
