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Suitengu Shrine at Akabane

Size: 25.0cm by 38.5cm (9.84 in by 15.16 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Ando Hiroshige

Era: Late Showa | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 12,000$ 95.00£ 74.50€ 86.75 [Item has been sold]

Description: This design by Hiroshige shows Akabane, from the Akabane Bridge. It crosses the Akabane River, which flows north from Hiroo-Ebisu. In the distance, you can clearly see the fire lookout tower of the famous Arima family. In Edo (now Tokyo) the maximum height of towers was fixed, but the Arima family's lookout tower was allowed to be taller because the prestigious Tokugawa family's mausoleum, Zojoji Temple, was located across the river.

The Arima family dedicated Suitengu Shrine to Emperor Antoku, and since it had many worshippers, they purposely enshrined it next to their mansion and allowed the general public to visit it freely. Suitengu Shrine is currently located in Hakozakicho, Nihonbashi.

It is said that if a pregnant woman wears a belly band issued by this shrine on the Day, Month, and Year of the Dog, she will have an easy delivery.

This version is a post-war reproduction by Yuyudo.

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