Comments - Attractive scene illustrating two of the five festivals celebrated annually in Japan. At right, a beauty in a flowing black kimono carries an offering tray with small gifts for the New Year Festival. Behind her, a young boy climbs on his mother's back, wearing a samurai helmet and wielding a sword made of braided iris for the Boys' Day Festival. He smiles happily as he knocks a figure of a red demon to the floor. A figure of Shoki, the Demon Queller, is displayed on a low wooden platform. Nicely detailed with embossing in the white kimono at right and burnishing in the black kimono and trim on Shoki's robe.

Artist - Chikanobu (1838 - 1912)

Image Size - 14" x 9 3/8" + margins as shown

Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Small hole, repaired. Soiling and creasing, spotting and staining. Please see photos for details. Otherwise good.