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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
These elegant surimono prints come from a set of five images inspired by the legend of the Shinto Supreme Sun Goddess, Amaterasu. She was once so offended by her brother that she retreated into a cave, leaving the earth in darkness. Several attempts to lure her out with cocks crowing, music-making, and a goddess dancing failed, but a mirror hung from a nearby tree made Amaterasu curious, bringing her to the entrance of the cave. A stone was quickly placed at the entrance to block her way back into the cave, and light was restored to the world. Each print is set against a blue evening sky with embossed clouds enriched with gold, silver, and copper.
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Totoya Hokkei
Kubo Shunman
Sunayama Gosei
Yanagawa Shigenobu 柳川重信 — 「大坂新町ねりもの 東扇屋 花靏太夫」|The Courtesan 
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese, 1797–1861) — Fourth Print from 
Totoya Hokkei
Jukōdō Yoshikuni 寿好堂よし国 — 「浪花嶋之内ねり物 静 きやうき(京喜) ゑみ」|The Court
Yanagawa Shigenobu
Utagawa Kunisada
Yokogawa Horitake|Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825) — Bando Mitsugoro IV 
Keisai Eisen (Japanese, 1790–1848) — Chōdayu of the Okamotoy
