Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Shrine in Snow

Size: 18.0cm by 11.0cm (7.09 in by 4.33 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [M] ?

Designer: Unknown

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 6,000$ 50.00£ 43.50€ 50.50 [Item has been sold]

Description: A woodblock-printed postcard probably published for foreign tourists in the 1950s, featuring a sightseeing spot in Japan. It probably depicts the corridors of Itsukushima-jinja, a Shinto shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture famous for its symbolic great torii gate that appears floating on the sea at high tides. The vermilion-painted buildings appear to stand out in the cold snowy landscape.

Note: unlike some of the other prints of this type that we currently have in the catalogue, this one is not mounted on a postcard.

This print has slight foxing spots. Also, there are a few red marks on the right side and a white mark at the bottom right corner.

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