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Engravings, Etchings, + Lithographs

P1000-092
Serigraph or Screen Print, Framed
MATSURI GION (GION FESTIVAL)
HIDEAKI KATO, born 1954
JAPAN
LATE 20TH C.
INK ON PAPER
28.75'' W x 34.5'' H
$3,495

The Gion Festival in Kyoto is one of the most famous in Japan, originating as part of a purification ritual in the 9th century to please the gods believed to cause natural disasters. The annual tradition has continued ever since, rarely unbroken for over a thousand years. <br/>Image size 19.7" W x 27" H