Drummer from The Cave Door of Spring — Totoya Hokkei (1825)

These elegant surimono prints come from a set of five images inspired by the legend of the Shinto Supreme Sun Goddess, Amaterasu. She was once so offended by her brother that she retreated into a cave, leaving the earth in darkness.

Totoya Hokkei, 1825 — Cleveland Museum of Art. first from a pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper.

• Honest scale — sizes labeled against the original (18.8 × 20.7 cm).
• Verified story — from the Cleveland Museum of Art's own collection notes.
• Source recorded — the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access (CC0) scan on matte stretched canvas, 0.75″ deep. Made to order.