Condition:
The general condition is good. The color has not faded and remains clear and vivid. There are no remarkable stains or wrinkles. No repairs have been made.
Shiba Shinmei Shrine.
(Shiba Shinmei Gū, 芝神明宮).
The Shiba Shinmei Gū is an ancient shrine located in the Minato Ward of Tokyo.
It was originally established to house a bunrei, a division of the spirit from the Ise Shrine (Ise Jingū), which is the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan.
A bunrei is a new Shinto spirit (kami) created through the division of an older spirit for relocation or re-enshrinement in a new place of worship.
During the Edo period, the area around Shiba Shinmei Gū was a bustling business district where sumo wrestling matches and theatrical performances were held on the shrine grounds.
One notable incident at this site was the "Megumi fight", a violent clash between sumo wrestlers and the Mugumi no tobi, a firefighters squad, over territorial claims.
Each September, the shrine hosts the Daradara Festival, where ginger, chigibako lucky charms, and amazake are sold, transforming the shrine into a vast marketplace.
Today, the shrine is known as Shiba Daijin Gū.
Condition:
The general condition is good. The color has not faded and remains clear and vivid. There are no remarkable stains or wrinkles. No repairs have been made.
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| Series | Forty eight famous views of Edo. (Edo meisho yonjū hakkei, 江戸名所四十八景). |
| Author | Utagawa Hiroshige II (二代目広重). |
| Size | Medium (chūban, 中判). |
| Publisher | Tsutaya Kichizō (蔦屋吉蔵), here as Tsutakichihan (蔦吉版). |
| Number | 32/48 |
| Genre | Meisho-e (名所絵), fūkei-ga (風景画). |
| Period | 1861 |
| Trimmed | Yes |
| Backed | Yes |
| Code | UGHII01003 |