Tenman Shrine Bell
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Tenman Shrine Bell” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked October 12, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
This image from the Tenman Shrine depicts a bell hung with long colored strips of fabric. Visiting the Tenman Shrine on New Year’s Day, in a “first visit” ceremony (hatsumode), was a yearly tradition that was incomplete without making an offering and ringing the temple bell. Thus, the bell became a shorthand symbol of the New Year. Nakagawa Rogetsu skillfully used the vertical format of this print to create an image of cloth strips hanging down and intermingling with falling plum petals.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Details
- Accession number
- 1972.1780
In the catalog
Sources
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image: Art Institute of Chicago — CC0
