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This is one of three prints forming a continuous scene of figures visiting Futamigaura Bay near Ise Grand Shrine, one of Japan’s most sacred places. In the background, the sun rises between the “Wedded Rocks” joined by a twisted rope, called a <em>shimenawa</em>, used to designate a sanctified space. The rocks mark the entrance to Futami Okitama Shrine and are said to be embodiments of Izanagi and Izanami, the gods who, according to myth, created Japan. Futamigaura was a place where pilgrims purified themselves before visiting Ise and often lodged afterwards.
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122836
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Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay
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print
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Source metadata
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122836
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print
title
Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay
description
This is one of three prints forming a continuous scene of figures visiting Futamigaura Bay near Ise Grand Shrine, one of Japan’s most sacred places. In the background, the sun rises between the “Wedded Rocks” joined by a twisted rope, called a <em>shimenawa</em>, used to designate a sanctified space. The rocks mark the entrance to Futami Okitama Shrine and are said to be embodiments of Izanagi and Izanami, the gods who, according to myth, created Japan. Futamigaura was a place where pilgrims purified themselves before visiting Ise and often lodged afterwards.
date
1854
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q80019269
creators
23331
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Print
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
36.8 x 25.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1943.10.c
Source extras
tec
Right print from a triptych of color woodblock prints
tombstone
Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay (二見ヶ浦の光景（右）), 1854. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861). Right print from a triptych of color woodblock prints; 36.8 x 25.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1943.10.c
titleInOriginalLanguage
二見ヶ浦の光景（右）
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Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
Signature: Ichiyusai Kuniyoshi ga.
Artist Seal: Paulownia.
Publisher: Yamadaya Shohei (Nakabashi, emblem).
Engraver: Hori Taniyasu.
Censorship Seal: aratame.
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1
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1943.12
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Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
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2026-06-18 14:48:07.880000
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122836
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Right print from a triptych of color woodblock prints
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