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The Seven Gods of Good Fortune
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune

The Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Kano Tôhaku Nakanobu (Japanese, 1772–1821)
first half of the 19th century
Medium/TechniqueHanging scroll; ink and color on silk
DimensionsImage: 98.4 x 36.8 cm (38 3/4 x 14 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession number11.6424
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 - d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911)

NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
Budai (Hotei)
Kano Tôhaku Nakanobu
first half of the 19th century
Cranes
Kano Tôhaku Nakanobu
first half of the 19th century
Restricted: For reference only
Kano Tôhaku Nakanobu
first half of the 19th century
Carp Ascending Waterfall
Kano Tôsen Nakanobu
latter half of the 19th century
Carp in the Waves
Kano Tôsen Nakanobu
latter half of the 19th century
Scholar Contemplating Plum Blossoms
Kano Tôsen Nakanobu
latter half of the 19th century
Kano Tôsen Nakanobu
latter half of the 19th century
Harvesting Rice
Kano Tôsen Nakanobu
latter half of the 19th century
Horse
Hasegawa Tôhaku
17th century
Ebisu, Daikoku, and Hotei
Kano Chikanobu
first half of the 18th century
The Three Laughers of Tiger Ravine
Kano Tôshun Yoshinobu
latter half of the 18th century