A print with a Japanese title that translates roughly as "The Story of Uto: Saginuma Taro's Vision of Hell at Tateyama in Etchu Province," combining pilgrimage narrative with Buddhist Hell imagery at the sacred mountain of Tateyama in what is now Toyama Prefecture. Tateyama was one of the three great sacred mountains of Japan, associated with visions of the afterlife and with the spirits of the dead — a site where pilgrims came to pray for deceased relatives and where guides claimed to show travelers the literal entrance to Hell. Kyosai's rendering would draw on the rich tradition of Hell imagery in Buddhist painting.
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Uto monogatari Saginuma Taro Etchu Tateyama jigoku o hiru zu was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
Uto monogatari Saginuma Taro Etchu Tateyama jigoku o hiru zu depicts figures, religious, and mythology.
