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Dance of the Gods at the Heavenly Cave [part 2]

Artist Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849)
Title Dance of the Gods at the Heavenly Cave [part 2] (Ama no iwato kami kagura no zu (ge))
Date Ca. 1808–1813
Medium Color woodblock print on paper
Dimensions Overall: 10 3/8 x 15 1/8 in. (26.4 x 38.4 cm)
Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 70.4.258

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This print is an example of construction prints which were known as tatebanko in the Kansai area of Japan and kumiage-e or kumitate-e in the area surrounding Edo (modern day Tokyo). Images in these prints were meant to be cut out and glued together to create detailed three dimensional models. This printing genre is thought to have evolved from paper models that were produced to aide in the construction of tea houses. Another theory is that they may be linked to the production of uki-e (perspective prints) which may have been drawn from a three dimensional paper model.


Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.

Publisher Maru-ya Bun'emon

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