wakamiya shinzou　若宮神像

KEY WORD :　art history / iconography

Lit. Shinto image of a young prince. A generic term covering both images of a divine son of the main enshrined Shinto deity at a particular site or of the deity as a child. These images symbolize vitality and fresh beauty as it is recreated yearly, and which is celebrated in the first fruit of the year festivals miare matsuri 御生れ祭 at Shinto shrines. Particularly important are the images of douji hachiman 童子八幡 and kasuga wakamiya 春日若宮.

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