Sanctuary of the sea

November 17th, 2008

This week-end, i dropped by the « Konpira-san sanctuary of the sea » exhibition held in the Guimet Museum of asian arts. A wonderful exhibition that shows for the first time out of Japan many of the main masterpieces of the Konpira-san sanctuary on the Shikoku island, Japan.
« In the sanctuary, the cult of the mountain meets the beliefs relating to the protective divinity of maritime transports, which guards against the dangers of the sea, and became a major devotion centre in the all archipel. »
Among the many artwork exposed, some gorgeous paintings on screens and sliding partitions, and even a beautiful collection of oil paintings of Takahashi Yuichi (wich was quite rare for Japan).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This last photo is from the exhibition website and shows a quite surprising artwork for this kind of place.

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1 Comment

  1. Dom November 30th, 2008

    Super intéressant votre blog ! merci.
    Une suggestion : n’hésitez pas à prendre tout la largeur de la colonne pour les photos, on rentrera mieux dedans.
    C’est magnifique, continuez longtemps !

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