Image is an example from the Art Institute of Chicago
TORII KIYONAGA (B. 1712, d. 1813)
A woman holds a small boy on her shoulder and in the foreground of the group a boy is dressed to represent a shojo, or mythical red-haired dweller by the sea. The lantern is decorated with a model of the Takara-bune or treasure ship laden with the shippo or sacred emblems of Buddhism and incidentally of good luck. SANNO O-SAIREI “The Great Sanno Festival.” Three prints of a series depicting children carrying ornamental lanterns in the great procession of the Sanno Sairei which was a notable annual event in Edo. The merchants from all parts of the city contributed to make it a success and vied with each other in inventing lanterns, floats, and other entertaining features.
Chuban. Signed: Kiyonaga ga. Publisher: Eijudo. About 1720. Such choice early impressions as these are rarely seen. The printing is so deep as to produce the effect of gauffrage. The color has not faded, yet is beautifully soft and harmonious. Condition immaculate.
Purchaser: Frederick W. Gookin
Price: $55.00