Comments - Satirical print depicting children at play, enacting a festival of social reform as the country enters a new era under the Meiji Emperor. At lower left, a boy dressed as a priest in a gray spider web tunic and black hat carries a wand of paper used in Shinto purification rituals called a gohei. A group of boys follows behind carrying a large straw wrapped cask of sake in place of a festival float, one child standing behind it waving a fan and shouting. At upper left, a group looks on, one boy scratching his head in a puzzled manner while a beauty and an elderly woman hold another boy by the hand and shoulder. An interesting and unusual subject.

Artist - 19th century artist (unsigned)

Image Size - 13 3/4" x 9 5/8" + margin as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Slight thinning along vertical fold at right edge, repaired. Light staining at right edge, slight soiling. Please see photos for details. Good overall.