Nov 10, 2022 - Sale 2621

Sale 2621 - Lot 11

Price Realized: $ 938
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

DESIGNER UNKNOWN

[YUTOKU INARI JINJA SHRINE / FESTIVAL DAY / MOJI RAILROAD.] Circa 1920s.


30 1/4x20 1/2 inches, 76 3/4x52 cm.
Condition A- / B+: small replaced losses and expert overpainting in margins; minor creases and restoration in image.

An announcement for two festivals surrounding the completion of the renovations to the famous Yutoku Inari Shrine, taking place between April 2 - April 8th. These festivals could be reached along the Ariake Line with train tickets available to the Hizen-Hama station. The poster reads from right to left, a system of writing in Japan which fell into disuse after the Second World War. Rare.