Miya: Men and Horses pulling a Dashi
Artist/Culture
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1834
Mediumwoodblock print
Dimensions22.5 x 35.2 cm (8 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Terms
Object number1901.1081
Label TextMiya: Atsuta Shrine Festival (Atsuta Shinji)
from 53 Stations on the T kaid
And Hiroshige 1797-1858
Multicolor woodblock print, ban
Artist signature: Hiroshige ga
Censor's seal: kiwame
Publisher: Takemago, Tsuruki
John Chandler Bancroft Collection 1901.1081
With two hundred fifty inns, Miya was the largest station on the T kaid . Hiroshige depicts "Chasing of Horses," a festival that is held at night and lit by bonfires at the Atsuta Shrine. This important Shinto shrine holds the Sacred Sword, one of the three imperial regalia.On View
Not on view
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
1855, 7th month
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
2nd month ox year, 1853
