About "Ebisu (god of commerce)"
Ink on paper (104×41cm/197×55cm)
This is a very humorous painting using "Rusu Moyo," the indirect expression of a motif by painting the things around the motif and not itself. Ebisu (god of commerce) is illustrated here by painting the fishing rod and the fish that Ebisu caught. This is a celebratory piece with lively fish that symbolizes harvest and wealth. Jakuchu's signature technique Sujime-gaki(split-ink method) is used in the scale. The seal is known as Senkaku Zeppitsu used around 1772 - 1780 for the works that Jakuchu particularly favored.
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