- Shiawase mitsumete (Gazing at the Happiness - Owl) - Birds Very serene snow image of

Very serene snow image of Kyoto

Colors are vivid

Please notice beautiful baren marks and silver mica on the background

This 128-year-old print still has magnificent colors

A tiny spot on the bottom margin

- Shiawase mitsumete (Gazing at the Happiness - Owl) - Birds Very serene snow image ofJapanese woodblock print "Shiawase mitsumete" (Gazing at the Happiness) is by Fu Takenaka (1945 ) Now out of print. This is the last copy we have. In Japan, owls bring luck and offer protection from suffering. The reason can be found in the Japanese name for owl, Fukuro, which can be written in different sets of characters: One with the meaning of luck ( fuku, luck; ku, to come; ro suffix used in boys' names), and the other as protection from hardship