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Miyato River by Great Bank of Asakusa River, No 68 from One Hundred Views of Edo (Asakusa-gawa Okawa-bata, Miyato-gawa)

Catalog Data

Artist:
Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858  Search this
Medium:
Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
Type:
landscapes
Print
Object Name:
Print
Made in:
Japan
Date:
1857
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
This image is capturing a summer tradition located on the Ryogoku Bridge. Visitors about to ascend Mount Oyama first rinse themselves in the body of water, Sumida. This sacred ritual is an act of purification before they begin their forty-mile hike towards the south. Two boats, one visible on the right side and the other located at the bottom left corner, filled with people are completing the last acts of the ritual after they have completed the climb up the mountain. As they chant, they are also holding paper strips (gohei), which will later be passed throughout the streets of Edo. This sacred act on the river is accompanied by other boats going along their typical daily routine.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
Accession Number:
1941-31-288
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c5a05058-e119-4f59-b6d9-6d41c3742ca6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1941-31-288