Postcard Ōhirasan
A black-and-white photograph showing the entrance to the Ōhirasan Shrine, which was founded by Ennin 円仁 in 827 before passing to the Tang Dynasty. It is famous for the long staircase to the main building of the shrine, with its one thousand steps.
Manufacturing technique: black-and-white print
Inscription: 太平山神社 銅の大華表 Ōhirasan, Kane no ōtorii (Ōhirasan, Large copper door)
No. of parts: 1
Current owner: Celje Regional Museum
Date of the last acquisition: 1957–1960
Previous owners and periods of ownership: Alma M. Karlin (from year 1950)| Thea Schreiber Gammelin (from year 1950 to year 1957)| Celje Regional Museum (from year 1957)
Object condition, handling and damage: well preserved
Press releases: Shigemori Bučar, Chikako. “Alma M. Karlin’s Visits to Temples and Shrines in Japan". Poligrafi 93/94, volume 24 (2019).
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