江戸風俗十二ケ月之内 六月 山王祭（中の1枚）
Sixth Month: Sanno Festival, from Twelve Months of Edo Customs (Center Panel)
Banners with gold lettering on red line the sky, and beneath them a procession in kimono of every color fills the scene. The Sanno Festival is counted as one of the three great festivals of Edo.
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In the lower half, people in black, yellow, red and purple kimono move from left to right. On the right stand a wall with a black-and-white diamond pattern and wooden posts, with a tiled roof showing above. This is the center panel of three that, laid side by side, form a single picture. The left panel shows a large festival float, and the right panel shows people lined up beneath a big roof.
The Sanno Festival is the festival of Hie Shrine, regarded as the guardian shrine of Edo Castle. In the Edo period, its procession included not only festival floats (dashi) but also portable stages (yatai) and costumed groups called manebi.
Look closely at the big banner at the top center, and you'll see a twisting dragon on a pale pink ground. The right side of its red border is jagged, and a red ball tops the pole. Unlike the banners with gold lettering, this one carries a picture.
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- Source title
- 『江戸風俗十二ケ月之内 六月 山王祭』（明治22年）
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- National Diet Library, Japan
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- 137+ years ago
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