Amaterasu, The Sun Goddess and Sister of Susan-o Before She Hid in Her Cave
by Ogata Gekko
by Ogata Gekko
$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
The myth of Amaterasu hiding in her cave—plunging the world into darkness until the assembled gods' laughter at an obscene dance enticed her out—is one of Japanese mythology's most cosmologically significant narratives, an origin story for both sunlight and the imperial dynasty. Gekko renders the moment of confrontation between the sun goddess and her stormy brother Susano-o before the cave episode, the two divine siblings in the charged atmosphere that precedes conflict.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Amaterasu, The Sun Goddess and Sister of Susan-o Before She Hid in Her Cave was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Amaterasu, The Sun Goddess and Sister of Susan-o Before She Hid in Her Cave depicts figures, religious, and mythology.
