Visit to a Shrine at the Hour of the Ox (Ushi no toki mairi), Suzuki Harunobu, 1765

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Visit to a Shrine at the Hour of the Ox (Ushi no toki mairi), Edo period (1615–1868), 1765, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 11 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. ( x cm), Prints, Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1725–1770), In her hands the woman carries nails and a hammer to drive them into a tree to set a curse. Known as the ushi no toki mairi (ox-hour visit), the curse is cast in the dead of night (the ox hour is around 2 a

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