Ukiyo-e Educational Catalog · Record 39554

Mount Fuji with Melting Snow during the Sannō Festival (Sannō matsuri yuikige no Fuji)

Artist / 作者: Utagawa Kuniyoshi歌川国芳
Date / 年代: 1843
Medium / 技法: 浮世絵 / Ukiyo-e / Edo / vam
Digital record / 画像記録: 2000 × 1498 px
Source collection / 所蔵元: Victoria and Albert Museum
Published by / 公開者: 朱雀ハル
Rights / 権利: Commercial license required
Attribution / 表記: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Catalog note / 解説

The tutelary mountain gods, Oyamakui no Kami and Onamuchi no Kami from Mount Miwa, respectively called the ‘Little Hiei Deity’ and the ‘Big Hiei Deity’, were said to have resided on Mount Hiei in ancient times. As guardians of this sacred mountain, they were given the appellation Sanno (‘Mountain Kings’) and worshipped at the Hie Jinja shrine. The Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, who ruled Japan from 1603 to 1605, became a patron of the Hie Shrine and worshipped the deity as the protector of Edo. This print features a magnificent float at the Sanno Festival, which is held annually in April to worship the Sanno gods. Materials: Woodblock print on paper

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