Tsukudajima: Sumiyoshi Festival, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi | Mia

Tsukudajima: Sumiyoshi Festival, Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi — Tsukudajima: Sumiyoshi Festival, 1857, 7th lunar month
Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr. P.78.65.134
Not on View
Tsukudajima is a manmade island at the mouth of the Sumida River. Fishermen who settled there from western Japan constructed a shrine dedicated to Sumiyoshi, the god of the sea. This print depicts the highlight of a festival held at the shrine every summer. The white banner in the center is emblazoned with the name of the Sumiyoshi god. Behind the banner, held by a number of naked men is a mikoshi, a portable shrine for transporting the spirit of the god. It is about to be placed in a boat and carried out to sea, symbolizing the god's return to his watery home.

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Title: Tsukudajima: Sumiyoshi Festival
Dated: 1857, 7th lunar month
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige; Publisher: Sakanaya Eikichi
Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life: 1797 - 1858
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: Asian Art
Dimension: 13 7/16 x 8 3/4 in. (34.1 x 22.3 cm) (image)14 7/16 × 9 5/8 in. (36.7 × 24.4 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban)
Credit: Gift of Louis W. Hill, Jr.
Accession Number: P.78.65.134
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Country: Japan
Century: 19th century
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print (ukiyo-e / fūkei-ga)
Catalogue Raisonne: Ukiyo-e shūka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 250, vertical ōban #62.72
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Portfolio: From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei 名所江戸百景)
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