Plate 6
Graphic Scenes of the Japan Expedition
Lithographs by William Heine - 1856


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Plate 6, Mia, the Roadside Chapel at Yoku-hama



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Characteristics of the Lithograph.

Lithograph Type: Tinted lithograph
Page Size: 14 1/2 x 19 3/4 in -- 26.5 x 50.2 cm
Image Area: 8 10/16 x 12 3/16 in -- 22 x 31 cm
Format: Lithograph tipped onto the page
Page thickness: Thick card stock.
Titling:
W. Heine del.
Litho of Sarony & Co, 117 Fulton St, New York
Mia or Road Side Chapel at Yokohama (No. 6)

 

Accompanying Text Page.


V.
Mia, or Road-side Chapel at Yokuhama.


AMONGST the duties of a pious Japanese, prayers and other daily devotions occupy an important place. Prayers are offered on all occasions, and in various manners. Beside large temples, one observes near the high-roads, in the outskirts of towns or of villages, and in quiet, secluded spots, "Mias" or chapels, in which the traveller or the pilgrim may offer his devotions.

The site of such a Mia is, in most cases, very picturesque, as the Japanese are very remarkable for their great love of the beauties of nature. They are erected either on the top of a crag, or on hills, or in a secluded little ravine; or if, like the one represented in the picture, situated in the open country, they are surrounded by fine old trees and flowering plants.

The Mia consists usually of a single room, entered by large folding doors, containing a shrined image of the god Buddha. To the right, near the entrance, under a shed, is a trough filled with water, in which persons wash their hands before they go to pray, as a symbol of the state of purity in which one should approach God.

The large wooden frame-work, through which the path to the Mia leads, is always seen near the main entrance to any place of-worship in Japan.

The Mia of Yokuhama is a common meeting-place for travellers, who find a grateful shade under the trees which surround these chapels.


Index

Plates 1~10
Graphic Scenes
of the Japan Expedition

 

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    Introduction (Text Only)

    Plate #1 - Portrait of Commodore Perry

    Plate #2 - Macao from Penha Hill

    Plate #3 - The Pagoda of Wampoa - Colored

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    Plate #4 - Old China Street in Canton - Colored

    Plate #5 - Kung-twa at Lew-Chew

    Plate #6 - Mia, the Roadside Chapel at Yoku-hama

    Plate #7 - Temple of Ben-teng, in the Harbor at Simoda

    Plate #8 - Street and Bridge at Simoda

    Plate #9 - Temple of Ha-tshu-man-ya Tschu-ro, at Simoda

    Plate #10 - Grave-yard at Simoda, Dio Zenge

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