Seven Gods of Good Fortune and Chinese Children, Kano Chikanobu, 17th–18th century

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Seven Gods of Good Fortune and Chinese Children, Edo period (1615–1868), 17th–18th century, Japan, One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gilt on paper; Reverse side: ink, color, and gold on paper, 69 1/4 x 153 in. ( x cm), Screens, Kano Chikanobu (Japanese, 1660–1728), Three of the seven gods of good fortune—Daikokuten with a wine cup in hand, Ebisu with his red snapper, and round-bellied Hōtei—accompanied by a merry group of Chinese children fill this screen, originally one of a pair, with felicitous associations of wealth, prosperity, and abundance

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Size: 6400px × 2846px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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