Home›Sacred Objects, Dress & Symbols›Sacred Art & Iconography›Sarutahiko, No. 2 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.520)Sacred Art & IconographySarutahiko, No. 2 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.520)Color woodblock print, Totoya Hokkei, 1820s, Art Institute of Chicago 1970.520Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Sarutahiko, No. 2 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.520)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/sarutahiko-aic-1970-520.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Sarutahiko, No. 2 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.520). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/sarutahiko-aic-1970-520Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-sarutahiko-no-2-art-institute-of-chicago, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Sarutahiko, No. 2 (Art Institute of Chicago, 1970.520)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sacred-art-iconography/sarutahiko-aic-1970-520}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXScriptural and Theological TraditionVerifiedA color woodblock surimono print titled "Sarutahiko, No. 2 (Sono ni) from the series 'The Boulder Door of Spring (Haru no iwato),'" by the Japanese artist Totoya Hokkei, 1820s. Sarutahiko is the kami who guided Ninigi down from the heavens to earth, honored as a guide of paths and new beginnings. Held today by the Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia department, under accession 1970.520.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithChicago, Cities Well-attested This source names Chicago directly: "Held today by the Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Asia department, under accession 1970.520."Source Sarutahiko, No. 2, accession 1970.520 (Art Institute of Chicago)tier 1Ninigi, Deities Well-attested This source names Ninigi directly: "Sarutahiko is the kami who guided Ninigi down from the heavens to earth, honored as a guide of paths and new beginnings."Source Sarutahiko, No. 2, accession 1970.520 (Art Institute of Chicago)tier 1Ninigi, Figures Well-attested This source names Ninigi directly: "Sarutahiko is the kami who guided Ninigi down from the heavens to earth, honored as a guide of paths and new beginnings."Source Sarutahiko, No. 2, accession 1970.520 (Art Institute of Chicago)tier 1Sarutahiko, Deities Well-attested This source names Sarutahiko directly: "color woodblock surimono print titled "Sarutahiko, No."Source Sarutahiko, No. 2, accession 1970.520 (Art Institute of Chicago)tier 1Belongs to TraditionShinto, Religions Well-attested Source Sarutahiko, No. 2, accession 1970.520 (Art Institute of Chicago)tier 1DepictsSarutahiko, Figures Well-attested The Art Institute of Chicago's own title for this print names the subject outright, "Sarutahiko," a direct identification rather than a bare thematic tag.Source Sarutahiko, No. 2, accession 1970.520 (Art Institute of Chicago)tier 1SourcesSarutahiko, No. 2, accession 1970.520 (Art Institute of Chicago)tier 1Art Institute of Chicagoaccession 1970.520View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year