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Maker(s):Unknown (unsigned)
Culture:Japanese
Title:Seven Deities of Good Fortune in Boat
Date Made:ca. 1770's
Type:Print
Materials:woodcut printed in color on paper
Place Made:Japan
Measurements:sheet: 14 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.; 37.465 x 23.495 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1968.227
Credit Line:The Margaret Rankin Barker - Isaac Ogden Rankin Collection. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Barker (Margaret Clark Rankin, class of 1908)
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
the seven gods of good fortune (shichifukujin) in the jewel boat (takarabune); each god has his/her attributes and other symbols are included crane, turtle, pine, bamboo, plum all symbols of good fortune, longevity and prosperity

Subjects:
Wood-engraving

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