Emakimono scroll 絵巻, 2 volumes, 今上天皇御即位大嘗祭絵巻, 大正4, 1915 - "Illustrated Handscroll of the Great Rite of Thanksgiving of the Present Emperor"
Alternative title appearing: Picture scroll of the enthronement festival of the present Emperor (Taisho period) / Emperor Taisho Enthronement Daijosai Picture Scroll
Description: Colour woodblock print, 2 volumes handscroll. Rite of Thanksgiving held in 1915 at the Sento Imperial Palace in Kyoto, as part of the enthronement ceremonies of the Taisho emperor. With paulownia storage box.
Print made by: Urushibara Sanjiro (漆原三次郎)
Cultures/periods: Taisho Era, 1915
Technique: color woodblock printed, handpainted (pigment, gofun, mica)
Dimensions: Height: 36.30 centimetres, Lenght: 9.30 meter first volume / 9.80 meter second volume
For more information, see Kyōto no gotairei : Sokuirei, Daijōsai to kyūtei bunka no miyabi 京都の御大礼 : 即位礼・大嘗祭と宮廷文化のみやび (Shibunkaku Shuppan, 2018), no. 23.
The scroll appears in British Museum's catalogue here:
