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Photo: Spike Mafford
Six-panel Screen: Horse Racing at Kamo Shrine
Photo: Spike Mafford

Six-panel Screen: Horse Racing at Kamo Shrine

Dateearly 18th century
Label TextSince the late 11th century, an annual horse race has been held on the fifth day of the fifth month as part of the festivals at the Upper Kamo Shrine in Kyoto. Praying for peace and prosperity, Kyoto residents set up the ritualistic races to entertain the shrine gods.
Object number91.105
Photo CreditPhoto: Spike Mafford
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Legends, Tales, Poetry: Visual Narrative in Japanese Art, Dec. 22, 2012 - July 21, 2013. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Rabbit, Cat and Horse; Endearing Creatures in Japanese Art, Dec. 21, 2002 - Mar. 16, 2003. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing [on view Dec. 10, 2021 - July 31, 2022].
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Mrs. Corydon Wagner
Dimensions60 1/4 x 144 in. (153.04 x 365.76 cm) Overall h.: 68 1/2 in. Overall w.: 150 in.
MediumInk, gold pigment, color, and gold leaf on paper
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late 16th - early 17th century
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