wakamiya shinzou　若宮神像

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 御生れ祭 at Shinto shrines. Particularly important are the images of douji hachiman 童子八幡 and kasuga wakamiya 春日若宮.

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