Utagawa Toyoharu

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Their Treasure Ship (Shichifukujin takarabune)

Maker

Utagawa Toyoharu (Japanese, 1735-1814)

Title

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Their Treasure Ship (Shichifukujin takarabune)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1770s

Medium

polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Image: 70.3 x 12.1 cm (27 11/16 x 4 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

White rectangular label affixed verso, bottom right with inscription in pencil: EGR306

Inscription verso, bottom left corner in pencil: [Japanese characters]

Signature: Toyoharu ga

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1095

Type

Prints

Exhibition History

Sukima

Vertical Glimpses of the Floating World

Jun 01, 2018 – Nov 25, 2018

Prints for the Japanese New Year

Dec 17, 2010 – Apr 17, 2011

Label copy

Prints illustrating the Seven Gods of Good Fortune were often placed under one’s pillow on New Year’s Eve to guarantee auspicious dreams. The long, vertical format of this example, however, probably indicates that it was used to decorate the pillar of a house.

Happiness and Longevity

Deities of Good Fortune in Japanese Prints

Dec 05, 2003 – Feb 29, 2004

Prints for the Japanese New Year

Dec 15, 1995 – Mar 10, 1996

Edo Culture as Reflected in Japanese Woodblock Prints

Sep 22, 1994 – Dec 15, 1994

Image use

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Utagawa Toyoharu (Japanese, 1735-1814)

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Their Treasure Ship (Shichifukujin takarabune), 1770s

Polychrome woodblock print

Image: 70.3 x 12.1 cm (27 11/16 x 4 3/4 inches)

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1095

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