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Ebisu

1800s

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Measurements
Overall: 129.5 x 30.5 cm (51 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Collection of Dr. Daniel Verne and Mitzie Verne 2016.307
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
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Description

Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, takes the guise of a Shinto priest who blesses his catch, a sea bream, with a branch of the camellia tree.
An ink and color painting on paper depicts Ebisu, an older person with light skin tone, squatting on a rock above stylized gray waves. Facing right, Ebisu wears a black cap and robes of gray and brown with red accents. In a raised right hand, they hold a thin branch with dark, star-shaped leaves; a large reddish-brown fish is tucked under their left arm. Bold, dark outlines define the figure.

Ebisu

1800s

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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