Shunichi Kadowaki - #56 Taisan-ji (泰山寺)

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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.

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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.

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