PrintsJapanese

Seven Gods of Good Fortune (Shichifukujin) Playing Music and Dancing in the Ship of Treasures (Takarabune)

Artists

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Center panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 7.4 x W. 25.2 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)

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