Gion Festival
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Unsodo
- Source:
- ukiyo-e.org
Description
The Gion Festival — held each July in Kyoto and considered one of Japan's three greatest festivals — is depicted in this Tokuriki print, the enormous decorated floats (yamaboko) that are the festival's defining visual element rising above the crowded streets. The Gion Festival has been celebrated for over eleven centuries, its yamaboko floats — some reaching heights of twenty meters — now designated UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Tokuriki's depiction captures the festival's combination of ancient religious ritual, spectacular visual display, and the communal energy of Kyoto's greatest summer celebration.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Gion Festival was created by Tomikichiro Tokuriki (徳力富吉郎).
Gion Festival uses Nishiki-e, Moku-hanga, and Kento, on woodblock print.
Gion Festival was published by Unsodo.
Gion Festival depicts summer, set at Kyoto, Gion.