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The God Ebisu Walking with a Young Woman in the Snow

(Japanese, 1773–1828)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
DimensionsShikishiban; 21.4 x 18.5 cm (8 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.8426
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsPoem by Nomichi no Kisanji: Yuki gomori/ Benten tayû/ hikitsurete/ Ebisu no miya e/ tomo ni au hi wa
ProvenanceBetween 1906 and 1909, acquired by Mr. and Mrs. John Osgood (Elizabeth Cameron) Blanchard in Japan; April 1916, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at Blanchard sale, American Art Galleries, New York; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.