Catalog record · 目録番号 95839
Benten - Seven Lucky Gods (surimono)
Catalog note / 解説
From the series "Mitate Shichifukujin" (Allusion to the Seven Lucky Gods) Privately published for the Shippo poetry club. Goddess Benten, the patron of music, is playing "Biwa" (Japanese lute). 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.
Image record / 画像情報
Artelino · Originally in Edo era. This one is a Meiji A-copy published in early 1890s. · artelino
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