Postcard Ise Shrine 1
A black-and-white photograph with subsequent hand colouring showing the entrance to the inner shrine naigū 内宮 at Japan’s main Shinto shrine in Ise. The shrine is said to have existed since the time of Emperor Sujin 崇神天皇 in the 10th century. Today, this shrine covers an area of 5,450 hectares, with a range of buildings built from the best wood in Japan. During the Edo period, Ise was a popular pilgrimage destination for the common people.
Manufacturing technique: coloured print
Inscription: 伊勢内宮（天照皇大神宮) Ise naikū Tenshōkō taijingū (Ise Inner Shrine: large shrine dedicated to the goddess Amaterasu) DAIJINGU (NAIGU) ISE
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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