Fushimi Inari shrine
by Ito Nisaburo
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Fushimi Inari Shrine, dedicated to the kami of rice and sake, is most famous for its thousands of torii gates that create a tunnel winding up the sacred mountain behind the main shrine complex. The gates, donated by individuals and businesses seeking the deity's favor, line the paths in dense parallel rows that transform ordinary mountain walking into a hypnotic procession through orange-red architecture. Nisaburo's print likely captures one of the dramatic tunnel sections where the torii gates overlap to create an almost continuous corridor of vermilion wood.
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