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Utagawa Toyoharu

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

Description

Maker

  • Utagawa Toyoharu, 1735-1814, Japanese

Title

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

Year

1770s

Medium

Polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • ink,
  • color

Techniques

  • wood block,
  • woodcut

Supports

  • paper

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]

Place

Japan; Tokyo

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1095

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Sukima

June 1 - November 25, 2018

Prints for the Japanese New Year

December 17, 2010 - April 17, 2011

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

December 5, 2003 - February 29, 2004

Prints for the Japanese New Year

December 15, 1995 - March 10, 1996

Edo Culture as Reflected in Japanese Woodblock Prints

September 22 - December 15, 1994

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is The Seven Gods of Good Fortune in Their Treasure Ship (Shichifukujin takarabune) with the accession number of 20.1095. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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