Description
Ebisu, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, takes the guise of a Shinto priest who blesses his catch, a sea bream, with a branch of the camellia tree.
Provenance
Dr. Daniel [1921–1996] and Mitzie Verne [1922–2016], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?–2016); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2016–)
Accession Number
2016.307
Medium
hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Overall: 129.5 x 30.5 cm (51 x 12 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Collection of Dr. Daniel Verne and Mitzie Verne
