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Naokage

Egoyomi Daikoku

1864
Color woodblock print; surimono
9.3 × 12.9 cm (3.7 × 5.1 in)

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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG

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.

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