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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Japanese
Title:Kichijoten or Hozoten
Date Made:19th century (Edo period)
Type:Painting; Scroll
Materials:Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; wood knob
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Overall: 41 3/8 in x 12 5/16 in; 105.1 cm x 31.3 cm; Mount: 41 3/8 in x 10 3/8 in; 105.1 cm x 26.4 cm; Image: 18 3/4 in x 6 9/16 in; 47.6 cm x 16.7 cm
Narrative Inscription:  No inscription.
Accession Number:  MH 1966.5.Q.PI
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Fred N. Manning in memory of Frances Clark Manning (Class of 1925)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
The Goddess Hozoten stands on a lotus against a plain background. She wears a crown and caries a loctus in her right hand and a treasured jewel in her left. She is dressed in three garments (pink, blue, and dark brown) and streams of a red sash flare out from beneath the robe. There are delicate cloud designs in gold and the blue and black robes. Goddess of Good Fortune

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