| Reference Number |
SS-30098 |
| Title |
" Two Deities of Good Fortune " Twin Scrolls,
Painted in 1926
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| Artist |
Shuko Nakayama (1876 - ?) |
|
Ukiyo-e artist.
Born in Tokyo.
Studied Ukiyo-e under Toshikata Mizuno.
Good at painting figure, folkways, historical & Buddhistic pictures. |
| Signature & Seal |
Yes |
| Part of Painting |
Silk, 96 x 28 cm ( 37.8 x 11 inch ) |
| Mounting |
Silk, 179 x 40 cm ( 70.5 x 15.7 inch ) |
| Roller Ends |
Antler |
| Box |
No Box |
| Description |
Two-scroll set.
Those scrolls were painted in July of 1926 (The last year of the Taisho
era).
There are some spots.
Stains by water are a little noticeable.
As a whole, the condition of this scrolls set is so-so.
The motifs are two Deities of Good Fortune (Shichifukujin Gods).
They are the Ebisu God and Daikokuten God.
Poems regarding those Gods are also written. |
| Price |
$180 |
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![[ Lucky Gods ] Two-scroll set. Painted in 1926](ss300983_japanese_scrolls.jpg)
