One Hundred Famous Views of Edo No.118Costumes, hackberry and New Year’s Eve’s will-o’-the wisps at Oji

Oji Inari Shrine was considered the most potent Inari shrine in the Kanto region. This print depicts the legend that foxes from across the region gathered under this tree on New Year’s Eve before visiting the shrine to make their New Year’s greetings. People are said to have divined the coming year’s harvests by how many kitsunebi, or “fox fires,” the foxes lit. The kirazuri technique is used to great effect here to depict darkness.

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Costumes, hackberry and New Year’s Eve’s will-o’-the wisps at Oji

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This product is created under the brand name 'Edo Woodblock Prints' , which preserves unchanged techniques and methods from the Edo period in creating traditional multi-colored woodblock prints. It has been officially designated as a Traditional Craft by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and as a Tokyo Metropolitan Traditional Craft.

Specifications:

• Printed on premium Echizen Kisuki Hōsho paper
• Print dimensions: approx. 34 cm height × 22 cm width
• Comes framed (See details about our custom frames)

Unframed prints are also available. Please write "Unframed preferred" in the remarks section of your order. We will send you a revised price quote by return email.