- Shiawase mitsumete (Gazing at the Happiness - Owl) - Birds capturing the beauty of the

capturing the beauty of the season in a truly captivating way

A tiny spot on the bottom margin

Unichi Hiratsuka is called the "father of the Sosaku Hanga" and one of the very famous artists of 21st-century Japanese art

I noticed that this print looks much more amazing from a little bit of distance

This beautiful woodblock print 'Ko Cho - Ko Kuu' (A Butterfly in the Empty Sky) is by Kazuyuki Ohtsu

- Shiawase mitsumete (Gazing at the Happiness - Owl) - Birds capturing the beauty of theJapanese 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