Cleveland Museum of Art
Uzume no Mikoto from The Cave Door of Spring
Totoya HokkeiLinkedCulture matchlcp-934781257dd4
- Date
- 1825
- Medium
- third from a pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 120233
From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
These elegant surimono prints come from a set of five images inspired by the legend of the Shinto Supreme Sun Goddess, Amaterasu. She was once so offended by her brother that she retreated into a cave, leaving the earth in darkness. Several attempts to lure her out with cocks crowing, music-making, and a goddess dancing failed, but a mirror hung from a nearby tree made Amaterasu curious, bringing her to the entrance of the cave. A stone was quickly placed at the entrance to block her way back into the cave, and light was restored to the world. Each print is set against a blue evening sky with embossed clouds enriched with gold, silver, and copper.
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- Credit line
- Bequest of James Parmelee
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