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Hotohoto Festival at Izumo Grand Shrine, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces

1853

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Color woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Overall: 34.3 x 22.9 cm (13 1/2 x 9 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.311
Location: not on view
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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.
Hotohoto Festival at Izumo Grand Shrine, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces

Hotohoto Festival at Izumo Grand Shrine, from the series Views of Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces

1853

Utagawa Hiroshige

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)

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