Estampe japonaise "Evening at Kiyamachi during the Daimonji Festival" par Miki Suizan
Artiste :Miki Suizan
Titre :Evening at Kiyamachi during the Daimonji Festival
Date :1924
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Source :Japanese Art Open Database
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Monday, 2 August 2010 Artist Miki Suizan Title Evening at Kiyamachi during the Daimonji Festival Series Shinsen Kyoto Meisho Dai-isshu ? First Series of Collected Views of Kyoto Date 1925 Publisher Sato Shotaro Edition 65/200 Format Large oban (11" X 16 1/2") Comment The Daimonji (Dai, the Chinese character for big, large) Festival is the culmination of the O-Bon festival on August 16th, in which five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding Kyoto. It signifies the moment when the spirits of deceased family members, who are said to visit this world during O-Bon, are believed to be returning to the spirit world. In this design, a woman catches a reflection of the fire in a mirror.
