Oct 14, 2014
Oct 14, 2014

Mount Haruna in Kozuke Province

Mount Haruna in Kozuke Province

c. 1830s

Kikukawa Eizan 菊川 英山

(Japanese, 1787–1867)

Color woodblock print

Sheet: 26.1 x 37.8 cm (10 1/4 x 14 7/8 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1943.35

Location

Did you know?

The Buddhist sculptures in the upper left corner of this print represent Fudo Myoo flanked by two child deities called Seitaka and Kongara.

Description

This print is the right-hand sheet from a triptych depicting a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site in what is now Gunma prefecture. The women in the foreground observe men undergoing ritual purification by standing under a sacred waterfall. The full composition showed eight women and a child traversing a bridge before a panorama of the religious site.

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Collection: 
Japanese Art
Department: 
Japanese Art
Type of artwork: 
Print

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