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An 1857 CE print by Utagawa Toyokuni III showing the sun goddess Amaterasu, the most important deity of the Japanese Shinto religion. Here she emerges from self-exile in a cave. The figure on the right is most probably the god Ame-no-tajikara-wo.
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Original image by Utagawa Toyokuni III. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 20 May 2016 under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
III, U. T. (2016, May 20). Amaterasu Emerging From Exile. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5146/amaterasu-emerging-from-exile/
III, Utagawa Toyokuni. "Amaterasu Emerging From Exile." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 20, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5146/amaterasu-emerging-from-exile/.
III, Utagawa Toyokuni. "Amaterasu Emerging From Exile." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 20 May 2016. Web. 13 Apr 2021.
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