{"product_id":"sanja-takusen-the-oracles-of-the-three-shrines-circa-1840-1860-an-uncommon-shinto-buddhist-painting-depicting-the-medieval-virtues-of-honesty-pureness-of-mind-and-compassion","title":"Sanja Takusen (The Oracles of the Three Shrines), Circa 1840-1860. An Uncommon Shinto-Buddhist Painting Depicting the Medieval Virtues of Honesty, Pureness of Mind, and Compassion","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: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eSanja Takusen (The Oracles of the Three Shrines), Circa 1840-1860. An Uncommon Shinto-Buddhist Painting Depicting the Medieval Virtues of Honesty, Pureness of Mind, and Compassion\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Attributed to Fujiwara Hideyoshi, also known as Oguchi Kaga no Kami\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 Period, Mid 19th century painting depicting the Sanja Takusen, also known as the Oracles of the Three Shrines.\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 trio of deities that circulated widely from the Middle Ages until the early modern period, the painting depicts the divine figures Tenshō-kōtaijingū (Amaterasu) being in the center, Hachiman Daibosatsu on the right and Kasuga Daimyōjin on the left.\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 oracles are based on the amalgamation of Shintō and Buddhism (shinbutsu shūgō) and express the medieval virtues of honesty (shōjiki), pureness of mind (shōjō), and compassion (jihi).\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 is attributed to \u003cb\u003eFujiwara Hideyoshi\u003c\/b\u003e, a painter of the late Edo period. He was appointed as Kaga no Kami and was entitled \u003cb\u003eOguchi Kaga no Kami\u003c\/b\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';\"\u003eWhile there are no definitive dates for his birth and date, there are several dates noting artwork he created during the Tenpo and Ansei Eras.\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';\"\u003eThere is a wooden box to accompany the painting, preserving it.\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 on paper, 115.5 x 56.5 cm \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 some rubbing and wear to the paper, with heavier paper loss at the top of the paper, though surprisingly, the main paintings are left unaffected.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"That Guy With The Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51634169741623,"sku":null,"price":575.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/1589\/4371\/files\/20251218_141131.jpg?v=1769882444","url":"https:\/\/thatguywiththebooks.com\/products\/sanja-takusen-the-oracles-of-the-three-shrines-circa-1840-1860-an-uncommon-shinto-buddhist-painting-depicting-the-medieval-virtues-of-honesty-pureness-of-mind-and-compassion","provider":"That Guy With The Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}