@
wakamiya shinzou@Žα‹{_‘œ
KEY WORD :@art history / iconography
@
Lit. Shinto image of a young prince. A generic term covering both images of a divine son of the main enshrined Shinto deity at a particular site or of the deity as a child. These images symbolize vitality and fresh beauty as it is recreated yearly, and which is celebrated in the 'first fruit of the year' festivals miare-matsuri ŒδΆ‚κΥ at Shinto shrines. Particularly important are the images of douji hachiman “ΆŽq”ͺ”¦ and kasuga wakamiya t“ϊŽα‹{.
@
@

@
REFERENCES:
@
EXTERNAL LINKS: 
@@
NOTES
@

(C)2001 Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System.@No reproduction or republication without written permission.
ŒfΪ‚ΜƒeƒLƒXƒgEŽΚ^EƒCƒ‰ƒXƒg‚ȂǁA‘S‚Δ‚ΜƒRƒ“ƒeƒ“ƒc‚Μ–³’f•‘»E“]Ϊ‚π‹Φ‚Ά‚ά‚·B
@