Japanese Print "Eho kaho fuku no Iri-mame (Lucky Casting of Beans Completed at a Fortunate Compass Point)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Japanese Print "Eho kaho fuku no Iri-mame (Lucky Casting of Beans Completed at a Fortunate Compass Point)" by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 歌川国芳 (Utagawa Kuniyoshi (歌川国芳))

Artist:Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Title:Eho kaho fuku no Iri-mame (Lucky Casting of Beans Completed at a Fortunate Compass Point)

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Source:British Museum
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Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. A young nobleman wearing a ceremonial robe who is standing, holding a wooden stand in his hand, and managing the bean-throwing ritual (mamemaki) as female attendants scramble for the lucky beans.

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