安芸宮島汐干
Low Tide at Miyajima, Aki Province
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This woodblock print shows the beach at Miyajima (Itsukushima) when the tide is out. Shiohi, in the title, means the ebbing of the tide, and it also refers to shiohigari, gathering shellfish on the beach at low tide. It is one sheet from Shokoku Meisho Hyakkei (One Hundred Famous Views in the Provinces), a series in which Utagawa Hiroshige II depicted famous places across Japan, and it was published in 1859 by Uoya Eikichi (Uoei).
At high tide, the halls of Itsukushima Shrine and its great torii gate seem to float on the sea, and at low tide a sandy beach appears. When the tide is low, you can walk right up to the base of the great torii. The great torii has been rebuilt many times over the years.
The present great torii was built in 1875 and is about 16 meters tall, and its main pillars are natural camphor trunks. It is a national Important Cultural Property, and many people check the tide tables published by the Miyajima Tourist Association and walk out to the torii at low tide.
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- Source title
- 『諸国名所百景 安芸宮島汐干』（安政6年）
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- National Diet Library, Japan
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