Shrine Woodblock Ofuda – Ebisu (Kotoshironushi no Mikoto), Edo period, c.1800–1860

A rare antique Shintō talisman (ofuda) printed in bold black lines on exceptionally thin handmade washi.
The header reads — Kotoshironushi no Mikoto, a classical name closely associated with Ebisu, the god of prosperity, trade, and fishing. The faint mirrored text visible on the reverse is the natural show-through of the thin, unsized washi used for this early print.

Subject: Ebisu with fishing rod and sea bream

Technique: monochrome woodblock (sumi)

Period: Edo (c.1800–1860)

Paper: extremely thin washi, lightly toned with age

Size: approx. 16.5 × 24.5 cm (6.5 × 9.6 in)

Condition: natural toning, minor creases; authentic shrine talisman

A genuine Edo-period shrine print from the Ebisu tradition centered on Nishinomiya Jinja.

Safe and tracked shipping from Latvia (Riga Gallery of Japanese Art CloudyYokomido).


For US buyers: this item enters the United States duty-free.