Catalog record · 目録番号 29522
The Gods Izanagi and Izanami on the Floating Bridge of Heaven
Catalog note / 解説
This print was conserved with the support of the Robert F. Lange Foundation. Izanagi and Izanami were deities who created Japan by swirling a spear into the ocean and lifting it out. The droplets from the spear fell back to the water and created the first land, Onogoroshima. They crossed the floating bridge of heaven and made the island their home. When they decided to mate, they walked around the pillar of heaven and Izanami spoke first. Their first child was a deformed leech child, Hiruko. They asked the gods what to do and the gods said Izanagi should have spoken first. Izanagi and Izanami walked around the pillar of heaven again and this time Izanagi spoke first. They slept together and…
Image record / 画像情報
Honolulu · c. 1847 - 1852 · honolulu
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