Donations 195 donations from 1996 to our days
Marcestel focused his creative output on mythology and origin of the world. In Japan, he illustrated the major events of the Kojiki, the collection of myths of origins which inspired some of the beliefs of Shintoism.
In 1996, at the invitation of the city of Ise (Mie Prefecture), Marcestel exhibit to celebrate the 2000 years of the famous Ise Jingu Shrine. In gratitude, the sanctuary solicit the artist to make a first donation of works dealing with mythology. Therein began a long series of donations, currently totalling 195 during Marcestel lifetime, made to some of the most important shrine of Japan, including DazaifuTenmangu, Takachiho Jinja, Izumo Taisha, Itsukushima Jinja, Heian Jingu, Meiji Jingu or Dewasanzan to name but a few.
Year
| #. | Shrine | Prefecture |
1996
| 1. | Ise Jingu | Mie |
Ise Jingyu
(donation #1 – 1996)
1998
| 2. | Dewasanzan Jinja | Yamagata |
2002
| 3. | Kashima Jingu | Ibaraki |
2003
| 4. | Takachiho Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 5. | Izumo Ooyashiro | Shimane |
| 6. | Udo Jingu | Miyazaki |
| 7. | Miyazaki Jingu | Miyazaki |
| 8. | Yaegaki Jinja | Shimane |
2004
| 9. | Aoshima Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 10. | Tousen Jinja | Hyogo |
| 11. | Munakata Taisha | Fukuoka |
2005
| 12. | Suwa Taisha | Nagano |
| 13. | Aratate Jinja | Miyazaki |
2006
| 14. | Tsuma Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 15. | Dazaifu Tenmangu | Fukuoka |
| 16. | Izanagi Jingu | Hyogo |
2007
| 17. | Kumano Hongu Taisha | Wakayama |
| 18. | Kumano Hayatama Taisha | Wakayama |
| 19. | Kumano Nachi Taisha | Wakayama |
| 20. | Oomiwa Jinja | Nara |
Takachiho Jinja – Miyazaki
(donation #4 – 2003)
2008
| 21. | Tenkawa Daibenzaitensha | Nara |
| 22. | Kashihara Jingu | Nara |
| 23. | Mishima Taisha | Shizuoka |
| 24. | Kagoshima Jingu | Kagoshima |
| 25. | Kirishima Jingu | Kagoshima |
| 26. | Kamayama Jinja | Wakayama |
| 27. | Tsushima Jinja | Aichi |
| 28. | Aso Jinja | Kumamoto |
| 29. | Katori Jingu | Chiba |
2009
| 30. | Naminoue Gu | Okinawa |
| 31. | Iwashimizu Hachimangu | Kyoto |
| 32. | Heitate Jingu | Kumamoto |
| 33. | Akasaka Hikawa Jinja | Tokyo |
| 34. | Kanda Jinja (Kanda Myojin) | Tokyo |
| 35. | Atsuta Jingu | Aichi |
| 36. | Meiji Jingu | Tokyo |
2010
| 37. | Taga Taisha | Shiga |
| 38. | Hie Jinja | Tokyo |
| 39. | Warei Jinja | Ehime |
| 40. | Ooyamazumi Jinja | Ehime |
| 41. | Hokkaido Jingu | Hokkaido |
| 42. | Kotohira Gu | Kagawa |
| 43. | Kasuga Taisha | Nara |
| 44. | Aoso Jinja | Miyagi |
| 45. | Sumiyoshi Taisha | Osaka |
| 46. | Kamomioya Jinja (Shimogamo Jinja) | Kyoto |
Aratate Jinja – Miyazaki
(donation #4 – 2005)
2011
| 47. | Futenma Gu | Okinawa |
| 48. | Sumiyoshi Jinja | Yamaguchi |
| 49. | Matsuo Taisha | Kyoto |
| 50. | Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha | Shizuoka |
| 51. | Shizuoka Sengen Jinja | Shizuoka |
| 52. | HakozakiGu | Fukuoka |
| 53. | Ikuta Jinja | Hyogo |
| 54. | Iyozuhikonomikoto Jinja | Ehime |
| 55. | Ehimeken Gokoku Jinja | Ehime |
| 56. | Koura Taisha | Fukuoka |
| 57. | Itatehyouzu Jinja | Hyogo |
| 58. | Usa Jingu | Oita |
| 59. | Nagata Jinja | Hyogo |
| 60. | Kamowakeikazuchi Jinja (Kamigamo Jinja) | Kyoto |
| 61. | Osaka Tenmangu | Osaka |
| 62. | Heisenji Hakusan Jinja | Fukui |
| 63. | Shirayamahime Jinja | Ishikawa |
| 64. | Tsuno Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 65. | Amanoiwato Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 66. | Watatsumi Jinja | Nagasaki |
2012
| 67. | Kaijin Jinja | Nagasaki |
| 68. | Kono Jinja | Kyoto |
| 69. | Tamura Jinja | Kagawa |
| 70. | Tukiyomi Jinja | Nagasaki |
| 71. | Kunikatanushi Jinja | Nagasaki |
| 72. | Amanotanagao Jinja | Nagasaki |
| 73. | Chinzei Taisha Suwa Jinja | Nagasaki |
| 74. | Yodohime Jinja | Saga |
| 75. | Sumiyoshi Jinja (Otaru) | Hokkaido |
| 76. | Yahiko Jinja | Hokkaido |
| 77. | Kagami Jinja | Saga |
| 78. | Hirahama Hachimangu Takeuchi Jinja | Shimane |
| 79. | Nagataki Hakusan Jinja | Gifu |
| 80. | Kibitsu Jinja | Okayama |
| 81. | Komagata Jinja | Iwate |
| 82. | Kibitsuhiko Jinja | Okayama |
| 83. | Kanaya Jinja | Nagasaki |
| 84. | Terukuni Jinja | Kagoshima |
| 85. | Nitta Jinja | Kagoshima |
| 86. | Ishizuchi Jinja | Ehime |
| 87. | Isono Jinja | Ehime |
| 88. | Oomi Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 89. | Shimono Hachiman Daijinja | Miyazaki |
| 90. | Hinomisaki Jinja | Shimane |
| 91. | Iwa Jinja | Hyogo |
| 92. | Akama Jingu | Yamaguchi |
| 93. | Tokami Jinja | Nagasaki |
| 94. | Iwakiyama Jinja | Aomori |
| 95. | Shikanoumi Jinja | Fukuoka |
Kasuga Taisha- Nara
(donation #43 – 2010)
2013
| 96. | Ookunitama Jinja | Tokyo |
| 97. | Toyotamahime Jinja | Saga |
| 98. | Isonokami Jingu | Nara |
| 99. | Taikodani Inari Jinja | Shimane |
| 100. | Mizuwakasu Jinja | Shimane |
| 101. | Sada Jinja | Shimane |
| 102. | Kamosu Jinja | Shimane |
| 103. | Iya Jinja | Shimane |
| 104. | Susa Jinja | Shimane |
| 105. | Suga Jinja | Shimane |
| 106. | Kumano Taisha | Shimane |
| 107. | Miho Jinja | Shimane |
| 108. | Mankusen Jinja | Shimane |
| 109. | Asayama Jinja | Shimane |
| 110. | Nagahama Jinja | Shimane |
| 111. | Mii Jinja | Shimane |
| 112. | Tamatsukuriyu Jinja | Shimane |
| 113. | Noki Jinja | Shimane |
| 114. | Izumokyo | Shimane |
| 115. | Samukawa Jinja | Kanagawa |
| 116. | Tsurugaoka Hachimangu | Kanagawa |
| 117. | Yahiko Jinja | Niigata |
| 118. | Heian Jingu | Kyoto |
| 119. | Tsukubasan Jinja | Ibarajki |
| 120. | Somaota Jinja | Fukushima |
| 121. | Oogamiyama Jinja | Tottori |
| 122. | Tosa Jinja | Kochi |
Iwashimizu Hachimangu – Kyoto
(donation #31 – 2009)
2014
| 123. | Shinmei Jinja | Fukui |
| 124. | San Marino Jinja | Republic of San Marino |
| 125. | Masumida Jinja | Aichi |
| 126. | Hiyoshi Taisha | Shiga |
| 127. | Takebe Taisha | Shiga |
| 128. | Shirotori Jinja | Kagawa |
| 129. | Kousou Hachimangu | Fukuoka |
| 130. | Hiraoka Jinja | Osaka |
Itsukushima Jinja – Hiroshima
(donation #133 – 2015)
2015
| 131. | Amezakura Jinja | Shizuoka |
| 132. | Kamado Jinja | Fukuoka |
| 133. | Itsukushima Jinja | Hiroshima |
| 134. | Kashiigu | Fukuoka |
| 135. | Umi Hachimangu | Fukuoka |
| 136. | Hakuto Jinja | Tottori |
| 137. | Hikawa Jinja | Saitama |
| 138. | Koma Jinja | Saitama |
| 139. | Ryozen Jinja | Fukushima |
| 140. | Hirakiki Jinja | Kagoshima |
| 141. | Sano Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 142. | Sangasho Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 143. | Shiromi Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 144. | Sumiyoshi Jinja | Fukuoka |
| 145. | Kushida Jinja | Fukuoka |
| 146. | Okuni Jinja | Shizuoka |
| 147. | Ooasahiko Jinja | Tokushima |
| 148. | Izumo Daijingu | Kyoto |
| 149. | Misogi Goten | Miyazaki |
| 150. | Eda Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 151. | Inbe Jinja | Tokushima |
| 152. | Tsurugisan Hongu Tsurugi Jinja | Tokushima |
| 153. | Kamiichinomiya Ooawa Jinja | Tokushima |
| 154. | Yamasaki Inbe Jinja | Tokushima |
| 155. | Izanami Jinja (Anabuki) | Tokushima |
| 156. | Izanami Jinja (Mima) | Tokushima |
| 157. | Atago Jinja (Tokyo) | Tokyo |
| 158. | Mononobe Jinja | Shimane |
2016
| 159. | Sakurai Jinja | Fukuoka |
| 160. | Atago Jinja (Kyoto Kameoka) | Kyoto |
| 161. | Futamiokitama Jinja | Mie |
| 162. | Kifune Jinja | Kyoto |
| 163. | Ubushina Jinja | Kagawa |
| 164. | Hirota Jinja | Hyogo |
| 165. | Kotonomama Hachimangu | Shizuoka |
| 166. | Gosha Jinja Suwa Jinja | Shizuoka |
Sumiyoshi Taisha- Osaka
(donation #45 – 2010)
2017
| 167. | Ichinomiya Jinja | Hyogo |
| 168. | Togakushi Jinja | Nagano |
| 169. | Nishinomiya Jinja | Hyogo |
| 170. | Isetama Jinja | Toyama |
| 171. | Tokyo Daijingu | Tokyo |
| 172. | Omi Jingu | Shiga |
| 173. | Ooi Jinja | Shizuoka |
| 174. | Ishikiri Tsurugiya Jinja | Osaka |
| 175. | Iwaseo Hachimangu | Kagawa |
| 176. | Nangu Taisha | Gifu |
2018
| 177. | Oyama Jinja | Ishikawa |
| 178. | Ushiodake Jinja | Miyazaki |
| 179. | Ashiya Jinja | Hyogo |
(donation #194 – 2022)
2019
| 180. | Minatogawa Jinja | Hyogo |
| 181. | Iminomiya Jinja | Yamaguchi |
| 182. | Nanba Jinja | Osaka Fu |
| 183. | Matsubara Hachimanjinja | Hyogo |
| 184. | Hashirimizu Jinja | Kanagawa |
2020
| 185. | Shibukawa Jinja | Aichi |
| 186. | IwagawaHachimanjinja | Kagoshima |
| 187. | Hakodate Hachimangu | Hokkaido |
| 188. | Okayama Jinja | Okayama |
2021
| 189. | IseharaDaijingu | Kanagawa |
| 190. | Yasaka Jinja | Kyoto |
| 191. | Fushimi Inari Taisha | Kyoto |
| 192. | Kitano Tenmangu | Kyoto |
2022
| 193. | Hirano Jinja | Kyoto |
| 194. | Tsubaki Ookamiyashiro | Mie |
2023
| 195. | Taiheizan Miyoshi Jinja | Akita |
Non official donation after the death of Marcestel
2023
| 196. | Nikko Toshogu | Tochigi |
| 197. | Takeda Jinja | Yamanashi |
| 198. | Nukisaki Jinja | Gumma |
| 199. | Yasukuni Jinja | Tokyo |
| 200. | Shiogama Jinja | Miyagi |
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Mastering multiple painting and sculptural techniques, Marcestel illustrated the major events of the Japanese Mythology.
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