The Seven Gods of Good Luck on the Sumida River

(Sumidagawa shichi Fuku-jin no uchi, 隅田川七福神の内)

Publisher: Kaga-ya Yasubei

1853

In this series of prints, kabuki actors are shown in costume along the Sumida River. One of the seven gods of good fortune is inset in the right upper corner, drawn by Kuniyoshi’s daughter and student, Yoshi (1842-1885), who signed the insets “Yoshijo” (the daughter Yoshi). The series is listed as number 203 in Kuniyoshi by Basil William Robinson (Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1961). The prints are each about 14 by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ôban.

	God: Fukurokujiu Actor: Bandô Takesaburô I (Bandô Hikosaburô V) seated in a garden with blue flowers, rolling up a letter, a turtle crawling up the bank towards him Role: Image courtesy of Marie de Strycker
	God: Jurojin Actor: Onoe Baikô IV Role:
	Another state of the above print
	Another state
	God: Daikoku Actor: Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII Role: Image courtesy of Marie de Strycker
	God: Eebisu Actor: Bandô Shûka I (Bandô Mitsugorô V) Role: Image courtesy of Marie de Strycker
	God: Benten Actor: Role:
	God: Hotei Actor: Role:
	God: Bishamon Actor: Ichikawa Kodanji IV Role: Shirai Gompachi Image courtesy of Marie de Strycker

CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO MAIN PAGE