Japanese Print "Torii at Miyajima" by Tsuchiya Koitsu

Artist:Tsuchiya Koitsu

Title:Torii at Miyajima

Date:Ca. 1930s.

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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:

Postcard size print. "Torii" is a gate to symbolize the holy ground; a simple gateway between the physical world and spiritual world; in Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. The elegant floating Torii of Itsukushima (Miyajima) and the Thousand Torii of Fushimi Inari are the two famous examples. .

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