The Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami
- Date:
- February 1882
- Medium:
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 35.2 × 24.1 cm
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Description
"The Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami" (February 1882) depicts Japan's supreme Shinto deity emerging from the Rock Cave of Heaven (Ama-no-Iwato), where she had hidden in grief and anger after her brother Susanoo's violent behavior plunged the world into darkness. The gods' elaborate ruse to lure her out—culminating in Ame-no-Uzume's comic dance and the general hilarity of the assembled deities—is one of the central myths of the Nihon Shoki. Yoshitoshi renders Amaterasu at the moment of emergence, her divine radiance flooding back into the world.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami was created by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡芳年) in February 1882.
The Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami depicts figures, temples & shrines, and religious.
The Sun Goddess Amaterasu Ōmikami measures 35.2 × 24.1 cm (Oban format).