Day of the Roaster, A famous Kumade

Day of the Roaster, A famous Kumade (Tori No Chō Meibutsu Kumade), from the Series The ‎Pride of ‎Edo: Thirty-Six Enjoyments (Edo Jiman Sanjū Rokkyō).‎
Prints from a series of 36 portraying the most characteristic places and customs of Edo. ‎‎Depiction of the Tori no Ichi festival, which takes place in Asakusa during the days of the ‎‎rooster of the 11th month of the lunar calendar. On the right, a man carries a kumade on his ‎‎shoulder, a bamboo rake decorated with a Shinto rope at the base, an okame mask attached ‎‎at the top, along with other small lucky charms; in the other hand he carries ‎‎yatsugashiraimo, a type of yam that is one of the typical foods of this festivity. The woman ‎‎facing him wears a blue haori decorated with the asanōa or hemp leaf pattern, and her hair is ‎‎completely covered by a tenugui, a decorative cloth tied in a style called anesankaburi, worn ‎‎by women while working or traveling. At the back of the composition, a parede heads ‎‎towards the Shinto shrine.‎