Japanese Print "Beauty Osan - Pride of Tokyo Twelve Months" by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Artist:Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Title:Beauty Osan - Pride of Tokyo Twelve Months
Date:1880.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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"Tokyo Jiman Juni-ka-getsu" (Pride of Tokyo, Twelve Months) November. Beauty Osan of Nihonbashi carries a decorative rake which has "Okame (or Otafuki)" mask. Okame is the goddess of happiness. The rake signifies, "one can rake in the happiness". These good luck symbols and ornaments are sold in quantity at the "Tori no Ichi" market in November.
