{"id":4087,"date":"2017-12-11T17:59:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T08:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studiokura.info\/en\/?p=4087"},"modified":"2017-12-20T17:27:54","modified_gmt":"2017-12-20T08:27:54","slug":"residence-artists-in-december-joined-shimenawa-the-sacred-rope-making-for-masue-inari-shrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studiokura.info\/en\/2017\/12\/residence-artists-in-december-joined-shimenawa-the-sacred-rope-making-for-masue-inari-shrine\/","title":{"rendered":"Residence artists in December joined Shimenawa (the Sacred Rope) making for Masue Inari Shrine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our residence artists in December joined Shimenawa (the Sacred Rope) making for Masue Inari Shrine on Dec 10th in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4530\/27199251649_a959514be8_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>Shimenawa means to represent a sacred place where a god is enshrined. The rope takes the role of demarcating the shrine and precincts from the every-day world, and avoiding impurity.<\/p>\n<p>Artists helped to find fine rice straws and arrange them for making big Shimenawa ropes.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4531\/38090139985_4a00a7e71c_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4691\/38940139152_0405a21745_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>After that, they learned how to make the small version by a local master.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4563\/38976648271_957b108359_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4643\/38090142425_59881db58c_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>They made good ones and all said &#8220;I am going to hung this for my room door&#8221;!<br \/>\nIn Japan, we have a custom to hung the Shimenawa above the front door as a New Year decoration, so we welcome the Kami \u795e (god) of the new year into one\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4687\/27199254529_b3d3a5f252_o.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>Home-made bento-lunch by Michiko san (our founders mother!).<br \/>\nTonjiru \u8c5a\u6c41(miso soup with pork and vegetables) made us warm..<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4578\/25105519018_7187c1a426_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>and these traditional Hibachi(\u706b\u9262) braziers helped us too.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4549\/24112054037_f404e82cec_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>Shimenawa represents the scene of advent of Kami, derive from Japanese mythology.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4569\/38976650631_84579e49e5_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><br \/>\nEach part of Shimenawa can be described as;<br \/>\nBig main rope= cloud<br \/>\nShide \u7d19\u5782 (washi paper)= thunder = advent of kami<br \/>\nTiny ropes= rain<br \/>\nShimenawa is originally dedicated to a shrine to pray for a good harvest, so it is made of rice straw. We still see many shrines in this area as it has rice cultivation culture since long ago.<\/p>\n<p>After purifing Shimenawa by a Shinto priest, and new ones were replaced.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4516\/25105514408_17bbeb5f49_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4591\/38940145332_791707c702_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>We also went to other related shrines to replace all on the mountain behind the Masue Inari Shrine.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4734\/25105515618_821f612464_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>This mountain with shrines are the main location of our International art biennale festival called Itoshima International Art Festival: Itoshima Arts Farm. So artists could see some of previous works used natural materials shown in October 2016.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4687\/24112058877_d33229f886_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4551\/38976652431_1fa08c6d96_o.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"479\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>It was a special seasonal shrine event for the artists to know the relationship between rice harvest culture and Shinto shrines, also to experience the &#8220;art&#8221;-like cultural objects, customs and the faith in Kami (gods) around this area as well as Japan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4571\/25105518068_13f191109d_o.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Photo\"><\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much for joining this event, Cai Jun, Eswari and Leonardo!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our residence artists in December joined Shimenawa (the Sacred Rope) making for Masue Inari Shrine on Dec 10th in 2017. 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