Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 28297

Scene at Itsukushima Shrine, Aki Province

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Hiroshige歌川広重
Date / 年代: 1853
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / mia
Digital record / 画像記録: 548 × 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

Built on pilings over Hiroshima Bay, Itsukushima Shrine is one of the three most famous spots of scenic beauty in Japan. At high tide, the shrine seems to float on the water. The annual Kangen Festival is held at high tide on an early August evening. Kangen (ancient court music) was originally a summertime diversion among Heian period (794-1185) aristocrats, and included boating parties with musicians performing on-board. Taira no Kiyomori, a 12th century political leader and founder of Itsukushima Shrine, combined kangen entertainment with a ritual ceremony to worship the shrine's three goddesses. A procession of boats, led by local fishermen, bears a portable shrine out into the bay where…

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