The photographer has labeled the print "191 Kasakamurijzo Nikko" and Turner has added the inscription "man worshiping" and below that "Wayside idols at Nikko."
This print shows a detail of the series of "Mizaru, Iwazaru, Kikazaru" (see no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil) monkey carvings which decorate the beams of the Shinkyûsha (Divine Horse Stable) at Tôshôgû shrine. There are eight sets of the…
This print shows a detail of one of the carvings on the south side of the 220m corridor that stretches east to west on either side of the Yômeimon Gate at the Tôshôgû Shrine in Nikkô. This wall is decorated with twenty-five different single panel…
This print shows the front of the Yômeimon Gate at the Tôshôgû Shrine. The symbol of the shrine, the gate displays the craftsmanship and decorative techniques of the early Edo Period. There are 508 carvings on the gate and include people, animals…
This is a side view of the Shinkyo or sacred bridge built over the Daiya River and located at the entrance of Futarasan-jinja in Nikko. The photographer has labeled the print "I.5. The Sacred Bridge." Turner has added the inscription, "Sacred Bridge…