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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
(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

Description

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.
  • R. E. Lewis, Inc.
  • Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; December 12, 2004- April 10, 2005. "Visions of Japan: Prints and Paintings from Cleveland Collections".
    A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
    Cleveland Museum of Art, 1988: A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection.
    Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department, 1980: Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques.
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