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Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay

1854

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Center print from a triptych of color woodblock prints
36.6 x 25.3 cm (14 7/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Ralph King 1943.10.b
Location: Not on view

Description

This is one of three prints forming a continuous scene of figures visiting Futamigaura Bay near Ise Grand Shrine, one of Japan’s most sacred places. In the background, the sun rises between the “Wedded Rocks” joined by a twisted rope, called a shimenawa, used to designate a sanctified space. The rocks mark the entrance to Futami Okitama Shrine and are said to be embodiments of Izanagi and Izanami, the gods who, according to myth, created Japan. Futamigaura was a place where pilgrims purified themselves before visiting Ise and often lodged afterward.
  • ?–1943
    Fanny Tewksbury King [1867–1949], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1943–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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