Postcard Yu Hot Spring Shrine
A black-and-white photograph showing the steps and main building of the Shinto shrine Yu, meaning warm water or spa. The Dōgo hot spring on Shikoku island in Iyo is said to be the oldest hot spring in Japan.
Manufacturing technique: black-and-white print
Inscription: 伊豫道後温泉冠山湯神社 Iyo Dōgo onsen Kanmuriyama Yu jinja ((Iyo Dōgo Spa, Mount Kanmuriyama Yu Shrine) Famous Places of Iyo.
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: slightly damaged at lower left-hand corner
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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