[Good-luck Print depicting people born in the Water and Earth signs entering a cycle of good fortune on the 8th Day of the 5th Month]

by Shigenobu 重宣 (Hiroshige II)

$250 · Offered by Bolerium Books

n.p. 1858. Approximately 9.75x14 inch woodblock print, very good, backed with a piece of used scrap paper bearing Japanese calligraphy. The oddly-shaped characters depicted on the print are typical of such designs, intended to symbolize good fortune. The auspicious syllable "fu" can be found hidden in numerous places, such as..... More

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