...by the fishermen's "tairyou-bata" (大漁旗) flags we mentioned the other day, a fish restaurant sign in Ueno. The main character is Ebisu (恵比寿), one of the seven gods of good fortune (in fact, the only Japanese among them -the other six are are imports from China and India), favorite of the people of Edo and with a specialty in fishing.
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr)
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