Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 28216

Sumiyoshi Festival, Tsukuda Island

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代: 1857
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / mia
Digital record / 画像記録: 535 × 800 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Minneapolis Institute of Art
Published by / 公開者: 森川ミドリ
Rights / 権利: Public Domain Mark only when record-designated
Attribution / 表記: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Catalog note / 解説

Tsukuda Island, a 6,000 square foot manmade island, has a long history as well as its own guardian god. Fishermen working for Japan's shogun reclaimed the island from the sea in the early 17th century, when Edo (modern Tokyo) was just a small beach town. They brought the sea god from Sumiyoshi, near Osaka, and built a shrine for the god on the Tsukuda Island in July 1646. This print illustrates the annual festival commemorating the creation of the shrine. The float seen behind the festival banner represents the god's coming ashore from the sea. Since the procession actually took place on the beach--beginning at the shoals and ending at the shrine--the festival attendants could enjoy the coo…

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