Amaterasu through the eyes of sculptors, painters, and craftsmen across the ages
Origin of the Cave Door Dance (Amaterasu) by Shunsai Toshimasa 1889 — Title: 'Origin of the cave door dance' , Origin of Iwato Kagura). Photo/art: Shunsai Toshimasa. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Origin of Iwato Kagura Dance Amaterasu by Toyokuni III (Kunisada) 1856 — "Origin of Iwato Kagura Dance" triptych by Utagawa Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III). Photo/art: Toyokuni III (Kunisada). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Title: 'Installation of the Sun Goddess (Amaterasu)'. Photo/art: Unknown, after a work by Kawanabe Kyosai. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Amaterasu cave — An image of the Japanese Sun Goddess Amaterasu emerging from a cave. Photo/art: Shunsai Toshimasa. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Amaterasu cave - large - 1856 — Japanese Sun goddess Amaterasu emerging from a cave. Photo/art: Utagawa Kunisada (歌川国貞). Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Iwato Kagura no Kiaki (?) (translation: The Origin of Iwato Kagura). Photo/art: Utagawa Kunisada. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
