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Item Type: Antique Print
Year: c.1903 - 123 years old
Size: 15.0" x 8.75" (38cm x 22cm)
Condition:
This Japanese hikifuda from the late Meiji to early Taisho period combines advertising, practical information, and auspicious New Year imagery. Hikifuda were colorful commercial prints distributed by Japanese merchants as promotional gifts to their customers, often designed beautifully enough to remain displayed in the home throughout the year.
The print was created for a seafood merchant and incorporates a functional tide calendar, identified as
Ōshio-bi Teki, or a record of high-tide days, within the sail-shaped panel. For merchants and customers whose livelihoods depended upon fishing and the sea, this transformed the advertisement into something genuinely useful that could be consulted throughout the year.
The composition is dominated by a rising sun casting brilliant red rays across a harbor. In Japanese culture, the rising sun was a powerful symbol of renewal and prosperity, making it particularly appropriate for a New Year gift. Below, sailing vessels glide across blue-green waters, recalling the
takarabune, or treasure ship, traditionally associated with the Seven Lucky Gods arriving at the New Year and bringing good fortune for the year ahead.
The calendar identifies a Year of the Rabbit, which may place the print in either 1903 or 1915, during a period of enormous change as Japan developed into a modern industrial and international power. The merchant information appears to identify a fish and soy sauce business, offering an additional glimpse into everyday commercial life in early 20th-century Japan.
Originally intended as practical and ultimately disposable advertising, hikifuda occupy a fascinating space between commercial ephemera and decorative art. This example brings together maritime culture, traditional symbols of good fortune, practical tide information, and the colorful graphic design that made even everyday Japanese advertising visually memorable.
Size: 8.75" x 15.0"
Condition: Very Good, Age-appropriate wear. Paper toning in accordance with the print's age. Marks/stains as per photo. Wear around the edges and minor paper loss might be present in some prints. Please refer to each print's image to get a better understanding of the condition.
Age-appropriate wear. Paper toning in accordance with the print's age. Marks/stains as per photo. Wear around the edges and minor paper loss might be present in some prints. Please refer to each print's image to get a better understanding of the condition.
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