Pilgrimage Art from Other Cultures

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Group of Mountain Climbers (Shojin tozan)

The art work shown above is from the series called 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' (Fugaku sanjurokkei). Japan. Edo period, 1830–32. Color woodblock print. H. 9 5/8 x W. 14 11/16 in. (24.5 x 37.3 cm). The Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection, 1925.3241. The Art Institute of Chicago.

This is Japanese Buddist art and shows the importance of climbing Mount Fuji in Japanese Buddism.

untitled and anonymous, no date

This painting from the book 'The Art of the Hajj' by Anne Parker and Avon Neil (1995). It shows a man ready to mount his camel on the first part of his journey to Mecca - the most important pilgrimage in the Muslim religion. It was painted on the side of a house.

My goal into researching pilgrimage art from non-western religious beliefs is to compare and contrast this with its western counterpart as well as give me ideas to consider for my own art.

References

Parker, A. and Neil, A (1995) The Art of the Hajj, Smithsonian Institute Press

Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art, http://asiasociety.org/media/press-releases/pilgrimage-and-buddhist-art, Asia Society Museum, New York