This is a loose plate from the book "JAPAN, Described and Illustrated by the Japanese. Written by Eminemt Japanese Authorities and Scholars. Edited by Captain F Brinkley of Tokyo Japan."
Published by J B Millet Company, Boston Mass. U S A 1897
The 50 ft tall Buddha was built under a 150 ft square temple in 1251, the temple was washed away by a tidal wave in 1369. The temple was rebuilt and washed away again by a tidal wave in 1494. It has remained uncovered since.