Property of various owners KIKUCHI YŌSAI (1788-1878)Luring Amaterasu out of Her Cave Meiji era (1868-1912), 1872 A hanging scroll brushed in ink and colors on silk, depicting six ancient deities of Japan, five of whom gather in front of a cave partially obscured by a rock door, one of the five pulling on the door to reveal the sixth deity, rays of light emanating from her face, dated the first ten days of the sixth month of 1872, signed Yōsai isshi kinbo and sealed Takeyasu no in With a wood tomobako storage box inscribed with the title Ama no iwato zu 29 3/8 x 12 1/4in (74.6 x 31.1cm) None