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A modern senjafuda [千社札]
10 in x 14.8 in (Overall dimensions) What are senjafuda (千社札)?
Generally senjafuda, literally 'thousand shrine tags', are small, narrow pieces of paper that are pasted onto the walls or ceilings of temples and shrines asking for something. They are placed there by pilgrims. However, sometimes they aren't asking for anything in particular, but have been placed there by the pilgrim to show that he had come there himself.
A variation of the senjafuda is the kōkanfuda (交換札) or 'exchange slips' that were more elaborately designed and then were traded within a group of like-minded devotees. Perhaps, that is what this print in the Lyon Collection is.
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The lower fan in the center decoration displays a red tai or sea bream - a very auspicious fish often displayed and eaten on specific holidays.