Posted by Hans Olof Johansson (83.252.64.52) on November 16, 2020 at 23:32:11:
In Reply to: please help to ID this woodblock print posted by Gong on November 16, 2020 at 01:36:26:
As far I can see there are no clues to the identity of the artist or the publisher.Probably it's a sheet from a triptych, and I believe it was produced in the second half of the 19th century.
It appears to be a scene from a street in Tokyo or perhaps the precinct of a shrine, where people are gathering for some festival. The text on the two large nobori banners seems to be "正一位稲荷大明神", referring to the Dai Myôjin (大明神) shrine. Very similar banners can still be purchased today (see above).
Best regards,
Hans Olof