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Festival of the Atsuta Shrine at Miya, no. 42 from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō
Festival of the Atsuta Shrine at Miya, no. 42 from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Festival of the Atsuta Shrine at Miya, no. 42 from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō

Artist/Maker (Japanese, 1797–1858)
Date1834–35
MediumColor woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHorizontal ōban; overall: 9 5/16 × 14 7/16 in. (23.6 × 36.7 cm)
Credit LineMary A. Ainsworth Bequest
PortfolioFifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō (Tōkaidō gojusantsugi no uchi)
Object number1950.832
Status
Not on view
More Information
At Miya Station, a town that grew by the Shintō shrine Atsuta Jingū, a ritual occurred on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar. Called Tango no Uma no Tō, the day featured the running of horses. This print depicts two teams rushing past the torii gate of the shrine. The scene of the horses pulling forward amid the vigorous shouts of the men is filled with lively movement and energy.
Exhibition History
Japanese Prints: Realities of the "Floating World"
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 8, 1983 - May 8, 1983 )
Hiroshige's Tokaido Prints: Views of Nineteenth-Century Japan
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (March 25, 1997 - June 9, 1997 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Chiba City Museum of Art, Chiba, Japan (April 13, 2019 - May 25, 2019 )
  • Shizuoka City Museum of Art, Shizuoka, Japan (June 8, 2019 - July 28, 2019 )
  • Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka, Japan (August 10, 2019 - September 29, 2019 )
Ukiyo-e Prints from the Mary Ainsworth Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 14, 2020 - December 6, 2020 )
Collections
  • Asian
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