Title : Cloth Sack - Seven Lucky Gods

Artist : Yashima Gakutei

Date : Originally in Edo era. This is a Meiji A-copy published in early 1890s.

Details : Yashima Gakutei: Cloth Sack - Seven Lucky Gods - Artelino

Source : artelino - Japanese Prints
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Description : From the series "Mitate Shichifukujin" (Allusion to the Seven Lucky Gods) Privately published for the Shippo poetry club. "Nunobukuro" (cloth sack) and karako (Chinese kid) alluded to the god of fortune, Daikoku. Meiji A-copy surimono were made mainly for exports. They were elaborately made with metallic pigments and embossing. For many of them, their originals no longer exist.

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