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Very good. Light wear along centerfold. Size 14.5 x 19 Inches. An intriguing c. 1868 ukiyo-e view of the township of Inada in Kasama municipality, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, some 50 miles north of Tokyo. It focuses on the Sainenji Temple (è¥¿å¿µå º), originally constructed in the 13th century. A Closer Look This view is oriented towards the north, looking over the village of Inada towards the Sainenji Temple, with the Inada River flowing in the foreground. Within the temple complex, various structures and sites are labeled, including the main hall (æ å ) of the temple, a small structure covering a bell (é æ ") at the right, and even a tree (å¤ è" æ ) and stone with religious significance (說æ ç ). Outside of the temple, fields, a teahouse, and other hills and mountains are labeled. At left is Mt. Itajiki (in the title as æ ¿æ å±± but on the view written using kana 㠤㠿ã ã å±±), which also carries spiritual significance. Historically, the altar atop the mountain was a site where monks from Sainenji and other ascetics would practice ShugendÅ . Inada Sainenji Temple The Inada Sainenji Temple is an important temple in the JÅ do ShinshÅ« school or sect of Pure Land Buddhism. It is said that Shinran (1173 - 1263), who founded the JÅ do ShinshÅ« school, wrote the draft of his magnum opus KyÅ gyÅ shinshÅ (æ è¡ ä¿¡è ¼, 'The True Teaching, Practice, and Realization of the Pure Land Way') there in the year 1224. The phrase 'Windy and Snowy Valley' in the title is a reference to the name of the hermitage built for Shinran by the local feudal lord, Inada KurÅ Yorishige (ç ç"°ä é é¼é ). The main hall contains a stepped platform, at the top of which is a statue of the Amitabha Buddha, with the lower steps including statues of other important Buddhist figures, including Shinran. Publication History and Census This view is untitled and contains no stamp indicating the artist or publication information. It likely was produced in the late Edo or early Meiji period, c. 1868. We have been unable to locate any other examples of this view in institutional collections or on the market. The meaning of the stamp at the bottom-right (å 建ä å ) is somewhat unclear but may mean that this is a later (19th century) representation of the temple and surroundings as they appeared in an earlier time. In any event, it is likely that the view was distributed on-site at the temple itself. N° de ref. del artículo InadaKasama-unknown-1868

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