Japanese Koinobori Carp Streamers Photograph Children's Day Black White PH206

Vintage Japanese Koinobori Photograph

This is an original vintage Japanese Showa-era black and white photograph of koinobori carp streamers flying on a flagpole.
Children's Day (kodomo no hi), formerly known as Boy's Day (tango no sekku), is a Japanese national holiday that falls on May 5th on the last day of a string of spring holidays called Golden Week. Koinobori as a whole contains a metal ball with a spinning wheel vane at the top, followed by a many-tailed windsock either rainbow-colored tails or with a family crest, followed by koi streamers. Initially, a black fish traditionally represented the father, a red fish for the eldest son, and other colors for any other sons. Now that the holiday is celebrated for both sons and daughters, the red fish (sometimes pink) often represents the mother, and subsequent colors represent all a family's children.

• Black and white photograph
  
• Paper
• C1970
• Item weight: 3 grams
• Packed weight: 150 grams
• Approx. 8 cm wide x 11.5 cm tall
• Good condition considering age. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
• Acquired from the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya, Japan.

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