Egoyomi Daikoku
Naokage
1864
Medium
Color woodblock print; surimono
Dimensions
9.3 × 12.9 cm (3 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
Classification
woodblock print
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
42947
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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.