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| Keywords: Kiyotsugu - Mongaku Shonin in a Waterfall - Walters 5112233 - Back.jpg The monk Mongaku 1139-1203; also known as Endô Moritô is frequently depicted doing penance sitting under the Nachi waterfall He almost froze to death under the waterfall but was saved by Fudô Myô-ô He became a monk after inadvertently killing his cousin rather than her husband This is part of a mounted set in which all the pieces are related to Fudô Myô-ô century 19 Edo-Meiji gold cm 15 3 accession number 51 1223 3 9106 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquistion unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Signature Kiyotsugu koku; Translation Engraved by Kiyotsugu place of origin Japan Walters Art Museum license Tosogu Japanese sword fittings in the Walters Art Museum Kiyotsugu Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
