Title: Ohara in Autumn (1963)
Artist: Shiro Kasamatsu
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Title: Ohara in Autumn (1963)
Artist: Shiro Kasamatsu
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15534339 #ShinHanga #SosakuHanga #Art #KasamatsuShiro #Showa #Autumn #RiceHarvest #Harvest #Ohara #Japan
Over 300 maple trees snake their way up Yakisugi-yama, creating a path of red come autumn.
Throughout its history Amida-ji had strong links to the court (especially the imperial Arisugawanomiya 有栖川宮 & Kan’innomiya 閑院宮 families), & proudly displays the gifts it received.
Incidentally, Emperor Meiji outlawed the practice of Sokushinbutsu (mummification) in 1879.
Unfortunately Tanzei's mummy deteriorated over time, though it's not clear why (when his body, at first, seemed perfectly preserved).
In 1723 a second monk by the name of Chōzen (澄禅), known as the 'second coming of Tanzei' (弾誓の再来), achieved mummification (after 5 years).
Monks would subsist on pine needles, resins and seeds, slowly eliminating all body fat.
Liquid intake would be slowly stopped, dehydrating the body and organs.
They would die whilst sitting in a pose of meditation, their bodies now naturally preserved.