Japanese Showa Group Portrait Photograph Vtg Shrine Stone Monument Sepia PH288 Carving Lucky motif with meaning of

Lucky motif with meaning of longevity

the red fish (sometimes pink) often represents the mother

This is a vintage small Japanese Buddhist altar offering table (Maejoku)

Red clay(Shudei)

The burner has intricately crafted designs on the sides that feature auspicious hawks

Japanese Showa Group Portrait Photograph Vtg Shrine Stone Monument Sepia PH288 Carving Lucky motif with meaning ofVintage Japanese Group Photograph This is an original vintage Showa Era sepia toned photograph of a group of people posing at a shrine (located in Toyama prefecture) in front of a stone monument. The people are mostly men wearing hakama, a type of kimono. Shinto priests and girls are also posing. The photograph is pasted on a sturdy and thick piece of cardboard. Sepia tone photograph Paper C1920 Item weight: 198 grams Packed weight: 350 grams Approx.