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KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI (1760-1849)
Soshu Oyama Roben no taki (The Roben Waterfall at Mount Oyama in Soshu Province)
Woodblock print, from the series Shokoku taki-meguri (A Tour of Japanese Waterfalls), signed Zen Hokusai iitsu hitsu, published by Eijudo

37 x 26 cm.

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Roben Waterfall was named after a famous Buddhist priest from Nara period, Roben who founded Oyama Temple in Soshu province (present day Kanagawa Prefecture). During the eighteenth century, the pilgrimage to this temple became very popular among Buddhists in Edo. Here, a group of pilgrims purifying themselves before they visit the temple at the top of mountain. Some pilgrims who already visited the temple are resting at the small cottage by the waterfall.

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