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Title: 七福神
Alternative Title: Seven lucky gods
Creator: Imao, Keinen, 1845-1924, Japanese
Date Created and/or Issued: undated
Publication Information: Japan
Contributing Institution: UC Merced, Library and Special Collections
Collection: Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture collection
Rights Information: Copyrighted
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Description: Medium: Ink and colors on silk
Annotations/Markings: No signature or inscriptions. Two seals "景" and "年" at lower left corner.
Acquisition: On long-term loan to the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture
Exhibitions: Exhibited: "Depth and Diversification: New Acquisitions from the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture Permanent Collection" Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture for Japanese Art, Sept. 7-Nov. 13, 2004. "Daihakkai, Kindai Nihon Bijutsu Sakuhin-ten (8th Annual Works of Modern Japanese Art Exhibition" Gallery Teisando, Kyoto, April 4-May 5, 2003.
Funding: Digitization funded by an Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Leadership Grant (LG 30-02-0260-02) awarded to the University of California, Merced Library.
Type: image
Format: 1 scroll painting; 43 x 55 cm.
Form/Genre: scroll paintings
Meiji to Taisho
Identifier: ark:/86071/d2n41x
CF2003.024
Subject: Seven gods of fortune
Gods
Japanese; Fortune
Social life and customs
Ebisu (Japanese deity)
Daikokuten (Japanese deity)
Musicians
musical instruments
mandolins
Flute
tambourines
dwellings
Interior architecture
gardens
Japanese gardens

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