Kisoji no oku Amida no taki 木曽路ノ奥阿弥陀ヶ瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- British Museum
Description
The Amida waterfall deep in the Kiso valley — one of the hidden sacred falls of the interior mountain road — is depicted in this print from the Shokoku Taki-meguri (Tour of Waterfalls) series. The title's reference to Amida suggests this cascade was associated with Pure Land Buddhist devotion, its remote location making pilgrimage to it an act of spiritual as well as physical effort.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kisoji no oku Amida no taki 木曽路ノ奥阿弥陀ヶ瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎).
Kisoji no oku Amida no taki 木曽路ノ奥阿弥陀ヶ瀧 / Shokoku Taki-meguri 諸国瀧廻り depicts religious.