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Maker(s):Utagawa Hiroshige I; Takenouchi Magohachi (Hoeidō) (publisher)
Culture:Japanese (1797-1858); Japanese, active c. 1833 - 1850
Title:Miya Atsuta shinji [Festival of the Atsuta Shrine, Miya], from the series Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi [Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido]
Date Made:1833-1835
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and color on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Mat: 12 3/4 in x 17 3/4 in; 32.4 cm x 45.1 cm; Mount: 9 13/16 in x 14 13/16 in; 24.9 cm x 37.6 cm; Sheet/Image: 8 15/16 in x 13 13/16 in; 22.7 cm x 35.1 cm
Narrative Inscription:  TITLE: recto, upp. ctr.: [Tōkaidō gojūsan tsugi no uchi, Japanese character]; TITLE: recto, upp. ctr.: [Miya, Japanese character]; SEAL: recto, upp. ctr. (red ink): [Atsuta shinji, Japanese character]; SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. l. (black ink): [Hiroshige ga, Japanese character]; SEAL: recto, lwr. l. (red ink): [Hoeido, Japanese character]
Accession Number:  MH 1949.6.Q.RII
Credit Line:Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Miya is no. 42 in the Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido series in the Hoeido edition. Horse racing festival at the Atsuta shrine, a major shrine dedicated to the Japanese sun goddess. Two gangs of men dragging a festival car (not shown) past the entrance to Miya Temple on a fete day.

Tags:
Ukiyo-e; temples; festivals; travel

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