- Shiawase mitsumete (Gazing at the Happiness - Owl) - Okinawa Image size: 9 and 5/8

Image size: 9 and 5/8 inches wide by 13 and 1/4 inches tall (24

This lovely print would make a great gift for someone who loves Japanese culture

sheet number 11/68

his hometown

- Shiawase mitsumete (Gazing at the Happiness - Owl) - Okinawa Image size: 9 and 5/8Japanese 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