CircueSoulie Postcard

TITLE: Shōkonsha keidai Furansu ōkyokuba [no] zu TITLE TRANSLATION: Big French circus on the grounds of Shokonsha (Yasukuni) shrine. This image is from the public domain with no known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY: Japanese triptych print shows circus at Yasukuni Jinja, originally called Shokonsha, Tokyo, Japan, with acrobats, trapeze artists, and horseback stunt riders. MEDIUM: 1 print on hōsho paper (3 sheets) : woodcut, color ; each block 35.5 x 24.3 cm., each sheet 36 x 24.3 cm. CREATED/PUBLISHED: Japan : Masadaya, 1871.