Atsuta Shrine is famous for enshrining Kusanagi no Tsurugi, one of the Three Sacred Treasures of Japan.
The design is based on the "Fumika Shinji", which is held at the beginning of every year to appease the spirits of the earth and pray for warding off evil and bringing good fortune.
This is an original Ukiyo-woodblock print, which was created by trimming a photograph of a futa ritual and turning it into a woodblock print.
It is an innovative work that pioneered a new process of making traditional woodblock prints based on photographs.