Ama no iwato,Stone Gate to Amaterasu's Cave,Japan,Dance,Washtub,c1900,Warrior

Title: Ama no iwato
Title Translation: Stone gate to Amaterasu's cave.
Date Created/Published: [between 1880 and 1910]
Summary: Print shows a woman, possibly Countess Kami dancing on an overturned washtub with a group of gods facing her and a large fire behind her; in the background a warrior (Tajikara-o(?)) moves the stone gate to the Ama no iwato cave. The purpose of the dance was to lure Amaterasu out of her heavenly cave so that the sun would again shine on the world.
Notes:
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06.
Probably part of a book of images.
Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Amaterasu Omikami (Shinto deity)
Dance--Japan--1880-1910.
Gods--Japan--1880-1910.
Warriors--Japan--1880-1910.
Myths--1880-1910.
Sun--1880-1910.
Format:
Ukiyo-e--Japanese--Color--1880-1910.
Woodcuts--Japanese--Color--1880-1910.
Bookmark /2008660595/
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