Japanese Print "New Year's Shrine Visit" by Toyohara Chikanobu
Artist:Toyohara Chikanobu
Title:New Year's Shrine Visit
Date:1889
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Source:Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
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From a series on Customs and Manners of thne Eastern Part of Japan, designed around the character Huku meaning good fortune This is a beautifully colored and intricately designed image of Hatsumoude or the customary New Year's visit to a shrine, and Shichifukujin are the Seven Gods of Good Luck to which to pay homage