Ujibashi Bridge to the Grand Shrine of Ise, Mie
- Date:
- 1942
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Description
The Ujibashi — the wooden bridge crossing the Ujigawa River to the inner precincts of Ise Jingū, Japan's most sacred Shinto shrine — is rendered in Hiratsuka's 1942 woodblock as a threshold subject. The bridge's simple unpainted cypress timber, replaced every twenty years alongside the shrine buildings themselves, embodies the Shinto ideal of perpetual renewal through exact reproduction. Hiratsuka renders the approach to Amaterasu's sanctuary with reverence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ujibashi Bridge to the Grand Shrine of Ise, Mie was created by Hiratsuka Un'ichi (平塚運一) in 1942.
Ujibashi Bridge to the Grand Shrine of Ise, Mie depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and bridges.