Japanese Madonna and Child – Anonymous Artist – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality Sacred Heart of Jesus The Americas

The Americas

If you want it unframed

Irish-born Alfred Elmore (1815-1881) was a popular British history and genre painter

She was widely known in her day for her holiness

It looks lovely in any of the 3 sizes

Japanese Madonna and Child – Anonymous Artist – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality Sacred Heart of Jesus The AmericasThe origins of this lovely painting are a bit obscure, at least for our research. Some place it in the city of Hakodate, Japan, in the northern island of Hokkaido in the year 1879. Some suggest the date is later, as late as 1905. If it was in Hakodate in 1879, it's possible it was done by a convert who was under the tutelage of Father Anatolie Tihai, an Orthodox priest who was very active in mission work there at the time. Be that as it may, it is a