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Miya: Religious Festival at Atsuta Shrine (Miya, Atsuta shinji), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido by Utagawa Hiroshige — Japanese Color woodblock print; oban, c. 1833/34

Miya: Religious Festival at Atsuta Shrine (Miya, Atsuta shinji), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido

by Utagawa Hiroshige

Ukiyo-e
LandscapesTemples & ShrinesTōkaidōSummerTravel Scenes
Date:
c. 1833/34
Medium:
Color woodblock print; oban
Format:
Oban

Description

Miya, station 41 on the Tokaido (modern Nagoya's Atsuta district), was home to the great Atsuta Shrine, repository of the sacred sword Kusanagi — one of Japan's three imperial treasures. Hiroshige's Hoeido Tokaido print depicts the shrine festival (shinji), with the lively ritual activity and crowds that gathered for the ceremony. The summer festival setting fills the composition with color and motion.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Miya: Religious Festival at Atsuta Shrine (Miya, Atsuta shinji), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1833/34.

Yes — Miya: Religious Festival at Atsuta Shrine (Miya, Atsuta shinji), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido is part of the The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido series (print 42 of 55) by Utagawa Hiroshige.

Miya: Religious Festival at Atsuta Shrine (Miya, Atsuta shinji), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and tōkaidō.