Mice carrying the possessions of Daikoku, one of seven gods of good fortune

Details

• Title

  Mice carrying the possessions of Daikoku, one of seven gods of good fortune

• Artist/maker

  Matsumura Goshun (1752 - 1811)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1800

• Material and technique

  ink on paper, with silk brocade borders

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  drawn (image) › line drawing › brush drawing;

  woven › brocaded

• Object type

  communications equipment › art/writing equipment › scroll › handscroll;

  visual representation › painting;

  visual representation › calligraphy

• Dimensions

  mount 29 x 177 cm approx. (height x width)
  painting 15.7 x 123.3 cm approx. (height x width)
  along roller 30.1 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Friends of the Ashmolean, and Mr and Mrs J. Hillier, 1973.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1973.130

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