Ainu Bear Sacrifice Ceremony
Ainu Bear Sacrifice Ceremony
Ainu Bear Sacrifice Ceremony
Ainu Bear Sacrifice Ceremony

Currently not on view

Ainu Bear Sacrifice Ceremony,

mid-late 19th century

Hirasawa Byozan 平沢屏山, 1822–1876; born Hanamaki City, Japan; died Hakodate, Japan
Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
2024-83

Information

Title
Ainu Bear Sacrifice Ceremony
Dates

mid-late 19th century

Maker
Hirasawa Byozan 平沢屏山
Medium
Hanging scroll: ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Painting: 105.4 × 40 cm (41 1/2 × 15 3/4 in.) Mount: 182.9 × 53 cm (72 × 20 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
Object Number
2024-83
Marks/Labels/Seals
Seals in red, lower right of painting: [indecipherable] | 屏山 [from right to left]
Culture
Japanese, Edo (Japanese period)
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
hanging scrolls, paintings
Subject
ceremonies, animism, groups of people

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