God of Wealth Daikokuten�fs Lucky Drawing
Description
A print depicting the god Daikokuten — one of the Seven Lucky Gods, associated with wealth, farming, and good fortune — drawing a lucky number in a lottery or raffle, a subject perfectly suited to Kyosai's love of combining religious iconography with comic everyday life. Daikoku is typically depicted as a cheerful, corpulent deity with his mallet and bag of treasure, and Kyosai's version captures the particular delight of watching a god of luck engage in an activity governed entirely by chance.
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God of Wealth Daikokuten�fs Lucky Drawing was created by Kawanabe Kyosai (河鍋暁斎).
God of Wealth Daikokuten�fs Lucky Drawing depicts figures, religious, and mythology.