COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1991.44
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Basai, Sakai
Creator Nationality:
Japanese
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1828 - ?
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Sakai Basai
Title:
The Sand-Dredging Festival (Sunamochi Matsuri)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Detail
Creation Date:
1856
Creation Start Date:
1856
Creation End Date:
1856
Materials and Techniques:
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Classification Term:
Painting
Style or Period:
Japan, Edo (1615-1868)-Meiji (1868-1912) periods
Dimensions:
Painting only: 128.6cm x 56.5cm, Including mounting: 193.7cm x 77.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1991.44
Credit Line:
Kelvin Smith Fund
Context:
Depicted here is a festival celebrating the dredging and hauling of sand for the construction of large shrine and temple buildings. This ceremony has been long associated with Kyoto and the Kamo River, which runs through the center of the city. Note the large effigies of a shrimp and a mushroom mounted on carts making their way through the crowds.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1991.44det01.tif
