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Four-piece woodcut, ink and watercolour on Japanese paper
Edition of 15, no. 2/15
90 x 120 cm
Framed price shown. Unframed: £1,100
These mysterious giant rocks are located in Japan off the coast near Futami. They are located very near Ise Grand Shrine, the most important and sacred Shinto shrine in Japan. The Wedded Rocks are joined together in matrimony by the shimenawa, a sacred straw rope weighing over a tonne. It is replaced three times a year in a special Shinto ceremony. The ancient Shinto custom of worshipping stones is called Iwakura, and these places are considered pure and sacred.
Four-piece woodcut, ink and watercolour on Japanese paper
Edition of 15, no. 2/15
90 x 120 cm
Framed price shown. Unframed: £1,100
These mysterious giant rocks are located in Japan off the coast near Futami. They are located very near Ise Grand Shrine, the most important and sacred Shinto shrine in Japan. The Wedded Rocks are joined together in matrimony by the shimenawa, a sacred straw rope weighing over a tonne. It is replaced three times a year in a special Shinto ceremony. The ancient Shinto custom of worshipping stones is called Iwakura, and these places are considered pure and sacred.