- Shiawase mitsumete (Gazing at the Happiness - Owl) -

 Japanese woodblock print "Shiawase mitsumete" (Gazing at the Happiness) is by Fu Takenaka (1945-  ) Now out of print. This is the last copy we have.  In Japan, owls bring luck and offer protection from suffering. The reason can be found in the Japanese name for owl, Fukuro, which can be written in different sets of characters: One with the meaning of luck ( fuku, luck; ku, to come; ro suffix used in boys' names), and the other as protection from hardship ( fu, no,  kurou hardship, suffering). Very charming owl print.

Technique: Woodblock
Paper size: 9 by 12 and 3/4 inches (23 x 32.5 cm) 
Image size: 7 and 1/4 by 9 and 1/2 inches (18.5 x 24 cm) 
Sheet number: A.P
Date: N/A
Signed: "Fu. T" signature by hand on the bottom.
Condition: Pristine condition. 

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