The Messenger of Bishamon on the Third Day of the New Year
- Woodblock
- 9.75 x 13.875 in
- Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重)
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The messenger of Bishamon during the annual festival at Shiba Atagosan on the3rd day of the first month (Shiba Atagoyama kitsurei shôgatsu mikka Bishamon no tsukai 芝愛宕山 吉例正月三日毘沙門之使 ), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho 江戸名所 ).
Publisher: Yamadaya Shôjirô
Woodblock print from an album of 19 sheets. Ritual procession reaching the shrine at the top of Mt. Atago, with bystanders viewing.
- Created: 1853
- Inventory Number: 2014.001.808
- Collections: Japanese Prints, Prints