Woman Leading Daikoku on Horse
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Doi Sadaichi
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Chazen Museum of Art
Koitsu's daytime landscapes and non-nocturnal scenes are less common on the primary market but still reflect his mastery of atmosphere and color. Values have risen steadily over the past decade.
This [oban](/glossary/oban) woodblock print by Tsuchiya Koitsu depicts a woman leading Daikoku, one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Japanese folk religion, mounted on horseback. Daikoku is the god of wealth and prosperity, typically shown carrying a magic mallet and seated on bales of rice. The unusual arrangement of a woman guiding this portly deity on a horse introduces narrative intrigue and gentle humor to the scene. Koitsu combines elements of folk belief, genre painting, and equestrian imagery in a single composition. The horse provides a strong horizontal form while the standing woman and the rotund figure of Daikoku create vertical counterpoints. [Bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradation likely softens the background, placing the mythological encounter in a timeless, dreamlike setting rather than a specific location.
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Woman Leading Daikoku on Horse was created by Tsuchiya Koitsu (土屋光逸).
Woman Leading Daikoku on Horse was published by Doi Sadaichi.
Woman Leading Daikoku on Horse depicts animals.
