Object numberX.225
Izumo Province: Taisha, Depiction of Hotohoto
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces
Date1853
Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重)
(Japanese, 1797-1858)
Publisher
Koshimuraya Heisuke (Koshihei)
(Japanese, 1843 - 1865)
CultureJapanese
MediumWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 13 3/8 x 9 1/16 in. (34 x 23 cm)
Sheet (Vertical ōban): 13 3/8 x 9 1/16 in. (34 x 23 cm)
Sheet (Vertical ōban): 13 3/8 x 9 1/16 in. (34 x 23 cm)
Period19th c (Edo period)
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, lower left, signed in block: 広重筆 (Hiroshige hitsu)
InscribedOn recto, upper right, in block: 六十余州名所図絵 出雲 大社 ほとほとの図 (Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces) (Rokujūyoshū meisho zue); (Izumo Province: Taisha, Depiction of Hotohoto (Izumo, Taisha, Hotohoto no zu)
Vassar Exhibitions
Label TextWhile not prohibited from traveling, women and farmers were discouraged from doing so. The shogunate feared that women from daimyo clans under the alternate attendance system would flee Edo. Nonetheless, government improvements to highway infrastructure had the by-product of creating a booming travel industry and enabling travel for commoners. Despite some restrictions, travel culture thrived, particularly visiting famous places under the pretext of pilgrimage. For commoners, especially women, obtaining a travel permit for religious purposes was the easiest means to travel. This print by Utagawa Hiroshige shows groups of female pilgrims visiting Izumo Shrine, as evidenced by the torii (gates) that were a prominent feature of the Shintō shrines.
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