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Antique View of the Temple of Amidain Edo 'Tokyo' and the 7-Headed Horse, 1669
32.2 cm · 12.7 in
20.2 cm · 8 in

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Antique View of the Temple of Amidain Edo 'Tokyo' and the 7-Headed Horse, 1669

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Date
1669
Sheet size
12.7 × 8 in (32.2 × 20.2 cm)
Condition
Good
Collection
Churches & temples
Era
Before 1700, Renaissance and Baroque
Stock no.
f_26710572

Antique print, titled: 'De tempel der goude Amida.',

Interior view of the Temple of Amida (also Amitabha) in Edo (also Yedo/Jeddo, now Tokyo). The statue shows the God seated on a seven-headed horse. The God himself has a dog's head. Arnoldus Montanus' "Gedenkwaerdige Gesantschappen der Oost-Indische Maatschappy in 't Vereenigde Nederland aan de Kaisaren van Japan […]. Amsterdam: Jacob Meurs, 1669.

Artists and Engravers: Made by an anonymous engraver after 'Arnoldus Montanus'.

Condition: Very good, given age. Right margin uneven, from binding. Top margin faintly browned. A crease in the right edge of the sheet, below the image. As this is a page from a book, there is text beneath the image and on the rear of the sheet. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.