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Hotohoto Festival at Izumo Grand Shrine, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces
Hiroshige1853
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Izumo Shrine is a Shinto shrine on Honshu Island. The Japanese believe that Shinto kami (divine spirits) leave their own shrines for a month in October or November-depending on the lunar calendar-and travel to Izumo Shrine. During this time, a festival is held in which celebrants carrying lighted torches lead the kami to the shrine.
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- Title: Hotohoto Festival at Izumo Grand Shrine, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces
- Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)
- Date Created: 1853
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
- Provenance: R. E. Lewis, Inc.
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.311
- Medium: Color woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Inscriptions: Signature: Hiroshige hitsu Publisher: Echimuraya Heisuke (Echihei) Engraver: Hori Sennosuke Censorship Seal: aratame
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1985.311
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