Shinto Shrine
by Eena Bo
Title
Shinto Shrine
Artist
Eena Bo
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
A richly decorated roof of a Shinto shrine, dating back from 18th century. The picture was taken in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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February 21st, 2011
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Comments (7)
Charles Ragsdale
I believe that Japan is one of the most beautiful, artistic, and atmospheric places I've ever seen! And it just seems like even the most ordinary Japanese people have a deep love of art and beauty that has no correlation in the west, particularly in America. To me, the Japanese seem like a bunch of warrior/artists. They seem very formidable to me! I've always had the most profound respect for their culture. I was not surprised at all when, during the '60's and '70's, they made HUGE technological advances that almost blew America away. Sound like the Japanese to me! They are ALWAYS people to have respect for! Chuck
Charles Ragsdale
Wow! Stunning photograph! Japanese art and architecture is a WOW! I was privileged to live in Japan during the reconstruction era after WWII, in around 1955-59, and got to watch Japanese artists at work, particularly wood-block print artists, and Samurai sword makers (who said prayers and went through rituals at each step in the process)! I LOVE Japanese art and architecture. They have some of the oldest wooden buildings in the world. A lot was lost during the Great Fire of Tokyo in 1666, which got started when a Japanese kimono, which was believed to be "haunted" and "bad luck" was being burned by the priests, and the flaming ashes blew to nearby wooden structures, and, in the end, Tokyo burned and around 100,000 lives were lost. Bad luck kimono indeed! Chuck