{"product_id":"seven-lucky-gods-shunga-hanging-scroll-meiji-brush-painting-benzaiten","title":"Seven Lucky Gods Shunga Hanging Scroll, Meiji Era Brush Painting of Benzaiten and Her Companions","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA Meiji era hanging scroll in which the Seven Lucky Gods abandon all dignity, painted in ink and soft colour with a comic, generous hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Shichifukujin, the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, sail into the New Year on their treasure ship bringing wealth, long life and plenty. In shunga they were often shown at their least solemn, and this painting belongs to that tradition of warai-e, laughing pictures, in which the gods of abundance are granted every abundance at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenzaiten, the only goddess among them, lies at the heart of the composition with her ribbons streaming, while her companions crowd in: tall-headed Fukurokuju, Daikoku in his hood, Bishamon in his helmet, white-bearded Jurojin, and Hotei grinning from the edge. Their robes are laid in broad washes of grey, lit by vermilion linings and a robe of blue patterned with crests. The faces are drawn with real affection, every god laughing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting is mounted as a kakejiku in grey brocade woven with roundels, with buff paper borders and dark roller ends. The small coins seen on the painting were set there by the photographer for discretion and are not part of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Seven Lucky Gods with Benzaiten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shunga, warai-e (comic picture)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unsigned; unrecorded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/strong\u003e Meiji era (1868 to 1912)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ink and colour on paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kakejiku, hanging scroll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePainting:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 37 x 43 cm (14.6 x 16.9 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhole mount:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 116 x 55 cm (45.7 x 21.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMount:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grey brocade with roundels; dark roller ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e None shown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlight soiling and creasing consistent with age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous damage described.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (very good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/de\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hand-painted scroll of Meiji era work; it is unsigned. Hang away from direct sun and damp, and roll loosely when stored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scroll travels rolled, as scrolls are meant to, wrapped in tissue within a rigid carton, insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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