Japan & the Far East
A Buddhist Divine Possession
Seated figures occupy a wooden interior before a small altar and hanging religious pictures. One person at the right raises both hands above the head, while the others attend from nearby. The caption identifies A Buddhist Divine Possession. Lowell reproduces the scene in Occult Japan, giving an interior counterpart to the outdoor Ontake practice illustrated elsewhere in the volume.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Buddhist Divine Possession" [editorial title]. In Occult Japan; or, The Way of the Gods, Percival Lowell. 1895, Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Source scan leaf 179. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0060-0179
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Occult Japan; or, The Way of the GodsPercival Lowell1895More from this book
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Illustrator not identified. A Buddhist Divine Possession. Occult Japan; or, The Way of the Gods. Scan leaf 179. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0060-0179