God Hotei Hotei (title object) A parody of the seven gods of happiness (series title) Mitate Shichifukujin (series title object) The God HoteiHotei (title object) A parody of the seven gods of happiness (series title) Mitate Shichifukujin (series title object) Property Type: print surimono Item number: RP-P-1991-539Catalogusreferentie: Goslings 304Opmerking: a copy description: a courtesan looking like the god of happiness Hotei with a doll on a tray. The print is a copy of the Meiji period (1868-1912), the original design dates c. 1828. Manufacturer : to print from: Yashima Gakutei (listed pr
God Hotei Hotei (title object) A parody of the seven gods of happiness (series title) Mitate Shichifukujin (series title object) The God HoteiHotei (title object) A parody of the seven gods of happiness (series title) Mitate Shichifukujin (series title object) Property Type: print surimono Item number: RP-P-1991-539Catalogusreferentie: Goslings 304Opmerking: a copy description: a courtesan looking like the god of happiness Hotei with a doll on a tray. The print is a copy of the Meiji period (1868-1912), the original design dates c. 1828. Manufacturer : to print from: Yashima Gakutei (listed property) Place manufacture: Japan Date: 1868 - 1912 Physical characteristics: color woodblock; line block in black with color blocks; metallic pigment material: paper Technique: color woodblock Dimensions: sheet: H 216 mm (shikishiban) × b 189 mmToelichtingEen surimono is a luxurious print Where: on picture is combined with one or more poems. When the printing of a surimono was often use is made of thicker paper, embossing, and metal pigments, such as copper and silver powder. The prints were often commissioned by poets and as an exclusive gift gegeven. Subject to friends and relations: dolls for adultscourtesan, hetaera
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