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Deceased uncle's piece of art found

Garcia909

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Judging by the look and feel of the material of this art, it seems quite old. If possible can anyone inform me more about this picture?
 
If needed I can supply more detailed picture of a specific area.
 
国指定重要無形民俗文化財
博多祇園山笠
Kuni shitei jūyō mukei minzoku bunkazai
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Hakata Gion Yamakasa


The red flag in the middle of the picture is 清道旗[Seidōki] "Seidō Flag" which is placed in 櫛田神社[Kushida Jinja] "Kushida Shrine" during the festival.

It seems like a 暖簾[noren].
 
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Thank you, I have looked into this. Due to it saying national important intangible fol cultural property does that mean it is not extremely old? Roughly how old do you think this is? I am new to the japanese culture, i have been to japan but only at the airport to go to the philippines. But aye, thats more than most people haha
 
The Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 1979, so it's of course 30 years or so at most. It's most likely a souvenir of Fukuoka.
 
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