Egoyomi Daikoku

Description

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.

Egoyomi Daikoku

Naokage

1864

Accession Number

42947

Medium

Color woodblock print; surimono

Dimensions

9.3 × 12.9 cm (3 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Charles H. Mitchell Collection unrestricted gift