Kashiwara Shrine
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
Kashiwara Shrine in Nara Prefecture, built at the legendary site where Emperor Jimmu — Japan's mythological first emperor — performed his enthronement rites, is one of the country's most ancient and spiritually charged sacred sites. The broad forested approach and white-walled shrine buildings appear under Koitsu's soft evening light, the bokashi sky suggesting the historical depth and quiet reverence appropriate to such a primordial location. The print participates in the nationalist celebration of Japan's imperial mythology that characterized the 1930s.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kashiwara Shrine was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Kashiwara Shrine uses Bokashi, on woodblock print.
Kashiwara Shrine was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Kashiwara Shrine depicts temples & shrines.