LSE4328638 The baptism of the Buddha, an annual feast that takes place on the 8th day of the 4th month, devotees water the bronze statue of the Buddha exposed for the occasion in front of the temples. Engraving to illustrate the journey to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in ??????le tour du monde?????? under the direction of D\'Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The baptism of the Buddha, an annual feast that takes place on the 8th day of the 4th month, the devotees water the bronze statue of the Buddha exhibited for the occasion in front of the temples, Engraving to illustrate the journey to Japan, by Aime Humbert, minister of the Swiss Confederation, in 1863-1864, published in ??????le tour du monde?? under the direction of Edouard Charton, Hachette, Paris 1869.Selva Collection.); Photo by Leonard de Selva.