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The Shitanomiya Station
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The Shitanomiya Station

Totoya Hokkei · 1833 · color woodcut; blind-stamped; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A print of two turtles standing beside a ceremonial offering table with two metal vases. On Enoshima island lies one of the three largest shrines for the goddess Benten. The objects in this print are offerings for the goddess. With three poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
surimonotortoises, turtles
Credit lineDe halte Shitanomiya. 1833. Totoya Hokkei. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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