Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 101972
Itsukushima Shrine in Saeki District, Aki Province
- Artist / 作者
- Kitao Shigemasa北尾重政
- Date / 年代
- 1776-1779
- Medium / 技法
- 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / honolulu
- Digital record / 画像記録
- 481 × 314 px
- Source collection / 所蔵元
- Honolulu Museum of Art
- Published by / 公開者
- 白石カナ
- Rights / 権利
- No reusable image license documented
- Attribution / 表記
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Catalog note / 解説
This beautiful and carefully designed print depicts one of the most famous Shintö shrines in Japan, the Itsukushima Jinja in Aki Province (modern Hiroshima Prefecture). First built in the 6th century, the shrine houses three deities who protect seamen and oversee fishing. The shrine is marked by a large torii gate built over 500 feet out into Hiroshima Bay, and many of its buildings are built over water, and connected with raised corridors. (from Uki-e exhibition 2004: June-August)
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