Mythological Japan : the symbolisms of mythology in relation to Japanese art, with illustrations drawn in Japan, by native artists (1902)
Otto, Alexander Francis, b. 1873 · Philadelphia : Drexel Biddle · leaf 43
, and those ofhis disciples who gain admissionto heaven receive the gracious re-ward of perfect repose on a pedestalof Lotus Flowers. Although originally an importa-tion from India, the Lotus isthoroughly Japanese, the peoplehaving embodied it in their artand traditions with that fascinatingtouch… … t- ■■■■ a; Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess.From a water color.Collection of Mr. Alexander F. Otto. AMATERASU-O-MI-KAMI. [The Sun Goddess.] The Heaven-Shining Amaterasu,ancestress by tradition of the Im-perial Family of Japan, constantlyconcerned herself with the welfareof mankind, sending sunshine…
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