Japanese Print "Party in the Sky" by Utagawa Kunisada
Artist:Utagawa Kunisada
Title:Party in the Sky
Date:1860.
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Source:artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description:
"Getsu-Setsu-ka Tonga Saigaku" Three funny looking dieties from the Sensoji Temple at Asakusa which is located near the Sumida-gawa River. (left) Thunder God is drinking from a bottle which was labeled, "Great Sake, Sumida-gawa". (middle) Otafuku Benten, the Lucky Goddess who was enshrined in the main pavilion. Her hair ornaments are a torii gate and a snake. (right) Wind God who is eating a box-full of "Asakusa mochi", sweet rice pastery, the local favorite.