Celebration - Visiting the Shrine for Shichigosan — Iwai
by Ogata Gekko
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$500–$8,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Gekko's prolific output makes most of his work affordable. Quality varies significantly.
Description
Shichigosan—the celebration marking children's passage through the ages of three, five, and seven—involves visits to local shrines for formal blessings, the children dressed in formal kimono for what may be their most elaborate childhood experience. Gekko's celebration print likely shows a family group at a shrine gate, the children in their formal dress visually marking the occasion's solemnity against the festive atmosphere of a popular religious site, mothers hovering in attentive proximity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Celebration - Visiting the Shrine for Shichigosan — Iwai was created by Ogata Gekko (尾形月耕).
Celebration - Visiting the Shrine for Shichigosan — Iwai depicts temples & shrines.