Seven Gods of Good Fortune
Maruyama School
1837
89.0 x 36.0 cm
Нагасава Россэцу (1754 – 1799)
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The Seven Gods of Good Fortune, principal icons of popular culture in the Edo period, were depicted by Nagasawa Roshū in an accessible and lively manner, as though partaking in a meal—replete with wine—together. Most of the deities are shown seated beside the attributes or animals commonly associated with them; for instance, Jurōjin leans against a deer, Fukurokuju has a scroll (in this instance, three scrolls), and Bishamonten holds a miniature pagoda. The long-tailed tortoise below the only female deity, Benzaiten, could belong to either Jurōjin or Fukurokuju. Although he never attained the stature of his father, Nagasawa Rosetsu (1754–1799), Roshū perpetuated his style of soft, impressionistic brushwork in emotionally compelling paintings on natural and figural subjects. The artist signed the painting “Roshū, Old Man of 71 Years” (Shichijū-ichi ō, Roshū), which is seventy years old by Western reckoning, so we know the work was executed in 1837.
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- Название: Seven Gods of Good Fortune
- Художник: Нагасава Россэцу
- Год: 1837
- Размер оригинала: 89.0 x 36.0 cm
- Формат: Tall
- Правовой статус: Общественное достояние
- Период творчества: Late Edo Period
- Контекст корпуса: shinto & buddhist beliefs , popular culture depiction
- Цветовая палитра: Monochrome
- Ключевые слова: nagasawa roshū , watercolor scroll , seven gods fortune