One Hundred Famous Views of Edo “Atagoyama Mountain in Shiba”

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Shizuoka city Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art
297-1 Yui, Shimizu-ku Shizuoka City , Japan

The man holding the large rice paddle is the central figure in a ceremony for the Buddhist deity Bishamonten (Vaiśravaṇa). Known as Gohan-shiki it is a peculiar ceremony held at the Enpuki-ji Temple where believers are urged to eat large bowls of rice.

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Title: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo “Atagoyama Mountain in Shiba”
Creator: Utagawa Hiroshige
Date: 1857

Shizuoka city Tokaido Hiroshige Museum of Art

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