Ebisu and Benten walking in the snow

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Ebisu and Benten walking in the snow

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This Japanese woodblock print is a good example of surimono, limited-edition, privately commissioned prints which are finely crafted; smaller than an ōban, they often combine verse and image in complementary arrangements. The composition of Ebisu and Benten or Benzaiten by Utagawa Toyohiro (1773–1828) was published to celebrate the advent of the new year. Both figures were counted among the fukujin, the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, and their appearance together was especially auspicious. Image...

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Date created

1810-1820

Creator

Utagawa Toyohiro

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1528475

Related subjects

Gods / Goddesses / Fish / Umbrellas / Japanese / paper / ink / colour woodcuts / surimono / works on paper / woodcut / embossing / Late Edo / Japan / Tokyo

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