Eho kaho fuku no Iri-mame (Lucky Casting of Beans Completed at a Fortunate Compass Point), Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Woodblock triptych print, oban tate-e. A young nobleman wearing a ceremonial robe who is standing, holding a wooden stand in his hand, and managing the bean-throwing ritual (mamemaki) as female attendants scramble for the lucky beans. Date: 19thC(mid). Dimensions: Height: 36.50 centimetres (c) Height: 36.70 centimetres (l) Height: 36.60 centimetres (r) Width: 24.90 centimetres (c) Width: 24.90 centimetres (l) Width: 24.30 centimetres (r). Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. Eho kaho fuku no Iri-mame (Lucky Casting of Beans Completed at a Fortunate Compass Point) (BM 2008,3037.20311)