Japan & the Far East
A Possession by the Gods upon Ontake
Two robed figures sit facing each other on low stools in an open, fenced space. One bows forward while the other lifts a hand towards the head. The caption calls the scene A Possession by the Gods upon Ontake. Percival Lowell includes the photograph in Occult Japan as part of his account of religious practice, recording the small arrangement of bodies and stools around which the ritual is organised.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Possession by the Gods upon Ontake" [editorial title]. In Occult Japan; or, The Way of the Gods, Percival Lowell. 1895, Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Source scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0060-0010
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Illustrator not identified. A Possession by the Gods upon Ontake. Occult Japan; or, The Way of the Gods. Scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0060-0010