Women Visiting the Shrine of Shoichii Taro Inari Daimyo
- Date:
- about 1804
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print; long surimono
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
Women pilgrims approach the fox-spirit shrine of Shoichii Taro Inari Daimyojin — one of Edo's many inari shrines dedicated to the deity of rice and prosperity — in this long surimono from around 1804. Inari worship was enormously popular among Edo's merchant and artisan classes, and the image of women making this devotional visit captures the role of shrine pilgrimage as both religious obligation and social occasion.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Women Visiting the Shrine of Shoichii Taro Inari Daimyo was created by Katsushika Hokusai (葛飾北斎) in about 1804.
Women Visiting the Shrine of Shoichii Taro Inari Daimyo depicts temples & shrines.