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Daikoku and Ebisu, Two of the Seven Gods of Happiness

c. 1830s

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

(Japanese, 1797–1861)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
ink on paper
Sheet: 31.3 x 24.2 cm (12 5/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith 1985.297
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The artist has used a small paper patch inked with a hand to change the hand position of the figure holding the net.
  • A Private World: Japanese and Chinese Art from the Kelvin Smith Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 14-November 13, 1988).
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