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A work made of color woodblock print; surimono.

Egoyomi Daikoku

1864

Choshuntei Naokage Japanese, active 19th century

Japan

This is a small egoyomi calendar print on crepe paper. The numbers of the months form the kneeling figure to the bottom left. The god of wealth, Daikoku, is seated on two rice bales and is also formed from numbers and characters.

Color woodblock print; surimono

Arts of Asia