Japanese Madonna and Child – Anonymous Artist – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality Signs and his great gift of

and his great gift of reading their hearts

but maybe he was thinking he could have done better

We loved this picture the instant we saw it

even the joy of bringing up their babies

000 a month

Japanese Madonna and Child – Anonymous Artist – Beautiful Catholic Art – Archival Quality Signs and his great gift ofThe 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