Daikoku and Ebisu, Two of the Seven Gods of Happiness
1834
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1834
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Daikoku and Ebisu, Two of the Seven Gods of Happiness is a 1834 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, a Romanticism work, depicting fishing, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows two Japanese gods, Daikoku and Ebisu, standing together. They are two of the Seven Gods of Happiness. The artist included many details, like the patterns on their clothes and the objects they hold, which gives us a glimpse into Japanese culture during the Edo period. To learn more about this style, look up the museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art.
