Japan & the Far East
A Pilgrim Club Ascending Ontake
A line of pilgrims climbs diagonally across a rocky slope beneath a pale sky. Tall banners interrupt the low procession and catch the open air above the figures. The source caption identifies a pilgrim club ascending Ontake. Lowell includes the photograph in Occult Japan, showing the collective movement of worshippers through the mountain landscape rather than a procession at a level shrine entrance.
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Illustrator not identified. "A Pilgrim Club Ascending Ontake" [editorial title]. In Occult Japan; or, The Way of the Gods, Percival Lowell. 1895, Houghton, Mifflin and Company. Source scan leaf 245. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0060-0245
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Descriptive title supplied for the visually reviewed historical illustration. The surrounding book presents the original author's interpretation.
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Illustrator not identified. A Pilgrim Club Ascending Ontake. Occult Japan; or, The Way of the Gods. Scan leaf 245. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0060-0245