A hanging scroll in ink and color on silk by Kobayashi Eitaku (1843 to 1890), painted in the mid 1880s during the Meiji era, presenting the Japanese creation myth in the manner of a Western history painting. It shows the paired creator deities Izanagi and Izanami standing on the floating bridge of heaven, stirring the primordial ocean with the jeweled spear Ame-no-Nuboko; the droplets that fall from its tip as they withdraw it are said to have solidified into the first island of Japan. The painting was acquired by the physician and collector William Sturgis Bigelow during his residence in Japan from 1882 to 1889 and given by him to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in 1911.
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CreationSourced to the subject's own account Attributed To CountrySourced to the subject's own account Medium (class)Sourced to the subject's own account Physical Form
MediumHanging scroll, ink and color on silk 1 Dimensions126 x 54.6 cm (image); 227 x 79 cm (overall mounting) 1 Classification
Object TypeSourced to the subject's own account Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectSourced to the subject's own accountIzanagi and Izanami stirring the primordial ocean with the spear Ame-no-Nuboko to create the first island of Japan. 2 Custody
Current LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston 1 Current CustodianMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston 1 Connections
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Boston, Cities This source names Boston directly: "by him to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in 1911."
Source Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)
This source names Izanagi directly: "It shows the paired creator deities Izanagi and Izanami standing on the floating bridge of heaven, stirring the primordial ocean with the jeweled spear Ame-no-Nuboko; the droplets that fall from its..."
Source Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)
This source names Izanami directly: "It shows the paired creator deities Izanagi and Izanami standing on the floating bridge of heaven, stirring the primordial ocean with the jeweled spear Ame-no-Nuboko; the droplets that fall from its..."
Source Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)
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Source Izanami & Izanagi (World History Encyclopedia)
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Japan, Regions Source Izanami & Izanagi (World History Encyclopedia)
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Source Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)Author fieldtier 2Quote, Author field
Kobayashi Eitaku (1843–1890)
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1. Izanami and Izanagi Create the First Japanese Isles, File Record (Wikimedia Commons, MFA Boston)
Wikimedia Commons, crediting the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonView the Source 2. Izanami & Izanagi (World History Encyclopedia)
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A hanging scroll in ink and color on silk by Kobayashi Eitaku (1843 to 1890), painted in the mid 1880s during the Meiji era, presenting the Japanese creation myth in the manner of a Western history painting.
- Originated In: Japan, Stored country property on this entity, cited to this source: Japan
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In Group: Japanese Creation Myth (Kuniumi), the entity's own title identifies the print's subject as Izanami and Izanagi creating the Japanese islandsView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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