Shaka hassō Yamato bunko / Mantei Ōga cho ; Ichiyōsai Toyokuni ga. Ningyō-chō. / Mantei, Ōga, Kyōsai Kawanabe, and Kunisada Utagawa. [Edo: Jōshūya Jūzō han, 1845. Print.

v.3 pt.2 of 58 volumes. Gautama Buddha -- in literature. Kusazoshi (illustrated book) by Oga Mantei, the author of popular books in the late Edo period. A book of stories depicting the eight phases of Shaka, published in the Edo area since the middle of Edo period. This full-length book, which took 26 years to publish, tells the Buddha's life in an easy style with many powerful illustrations by the Ukiyo-e artist. Exact hight: 17.5 cm.