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Hiroshige IIIShigemasa (1843 - 1894)"Lucky Gods as Children"(descriptive title) |
"Lucky Gods as Children"
(descriptive title)
1888
Comment - View of all Lucky Gods of Fortune,
assembled in a sailing boat, formed of a shimenawa rope. The lucky
gods are enacted as a jolly bunch of children, each of them
with their respective characteristics and their
respective symbols and tools. A nice synopsis of the
personalities of the "Seven Lucky Gods" can be found as
an overview in
the Glossary, or in more detail with the
description of Kyosai's "Daikoku's Lucky
Draw".
The sail is a genuine Edo kite ("Edo-tako", "½‘õ„J") with it's many bridle lines connected with the bow of the "Treasure Boat". The sail kite has a classical design, resembling the Japanese flag, in a variation often to be seen on classical kites (1, 2, 3 etc.). The "Treasure Boat" of the "Seven Lucky Gods" is a common sujet in woodblock prints.
The hiragana text snippets covering the upper parts of all the panels are not read.
Series - ~
Artist - see Biography
Signature - "Hiroshige gibitsu" (humourously drawn by Hiroshige "ŽÚÖ؃x¹P") at lower right panel with red "Hiro" seal;
Publisher - Fukuda Kumajiro (¸£Ìï ÐÜ´ÎÀÉ), lower left panel (fish formed seal)
Artist - see Biography
Signature - "Hiroshige gibitsu" (humourously drawn by Hiroshige "ŽÚÖ؃x¹P") at lower right panel with red "Hiro" seal;
Publisher - Fukuda Kumajiro (¸£Ìï ÐÜ´ÎÀÉ), lower left panel (fish formed seal)
Image Size - 25.3 x 75.8 cm ( 9 15/16" x 29 7/8") (+ partially covered margins )
Condition - Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, tripych , vertical ôban panels; Tate-e (portrait);
Copyright 2008 ff: Hans P. Boehme