{"product_id":"rokudo-e-the-six-realms-of-rebirth-circa-1800-1890-a-late-edo-to-meiji-painting-depicting-the-buddhist-realms-of-the-afterlife-with-one-yokai-depiction","title":"Rokudo-e (The Six Realms of Rebirth), Circa 1800-1890. A Late Edo to Meiji Painting Depicting the Buddhist Realms of the Afterlife, with one Yokai Depiction","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: #474747; background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eRokudo-e (The Six Realms of Rebirth), Circa 1800-1890. A Late Edo to Meiji Painting Depicting the Buddhist Realms of the Afterlife, with one Yokai Depiction\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eA Late Edo to Meiji Period, 19th century painting depicting scenes from the Rokudo-e, also known as the Six Realms of Rebirth, or the Buddhist Realms of the Afterlife. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe painting depicts several of the realms of existence according to Buddhist teaching, and in this case, the Heavenly Realms. In the Heavenly Realm, the Amida can be seen, with dozens of attendants atop clouds. Below that are scenes of various monks, and scenes of regular life as well, including a Yokai terrorizing a family grieving over the recently deceased.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAccording to the text of the Rokudo-E, each world contains the others, and - as Tendai teaches - one instantaneous thought contains 3,000 worlds. Further, if each time the believer recites the ‘sūtra’ 10,000 or, better, 100,000 times and inks in one of the small circles, he will reach the Pure Land when all are completed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThe painting has been neatly mounted onto a brocade decorated \u003ci\u003ekakejiku\u003c\/i\u003e (hanging scroll), the \u003ci\u003ejikusaki\u003c\/i\u003e (knobs) lacking. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eOne painting mounted on a \u003ci\u003ekakejiku\u003c\/i\u003e (hanging scroll), 184.5 x 78.5 cm full size, 127.7 x 63.4 cm main painting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eThis painting is in very good shape, with the outside of the scroll fabric worn and frayed and stained. The edges of the brocade are also worn and chipped. There is some staining to the painting, mostly to the area of the heavenly realm and the image of the Buddha.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51624217575735,"sku":null,"price":1175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20260106_175757.jpg?v=1769961090","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/rokudo-e-the-six-realms-of-rebirth-circa-1800-1890-a-late-edo-to-meiji-painting-depicting-the-buddhist-realms-of-the-afterlife-with-one-yokai-depiction","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}