Izumo Province: The Hotohoto Festival at the Great Shrine (Izumo, Taisha, Hotohoto no zu)
Designer
Utagawa Hiroshige I 歌川 広重
(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1853
Mediumwoodblock print; ink and color on paper
DimensionsŌban (Vertical): 34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsCensor's seals: aratame, Ox 12; Blockcutter's mark: Hori Sennosuke
Credit LineJohn Chandler Bancroft Collection
Object number1901.59.1436
DescriptionNo. 42Label TextThe Shinto shrines at Izumo were among the oldest and most important in Japan, dedicated to the patron deity of marriage and relationships. In this depiction, three women stand beneath sacred cryptomeria trees near the shrine’s torii gate on a misty day. They carry evergreen offerings and wear katsugi, traditional head coverings shaped like kimonos.
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