Painting, handscroll. Playful pictures (giga) on new year subjects: branch of young pine with charcoal; dried persimmon; prawns; small lacquered table bearing cooked sea bream; sprays of camellia and cherry. Also pictures depicting: demons fleeing in confusion; beans being hurled at them at setsubun festival; daikoku and jurojin with ladder; servant having his back massaged by old woman; ushiwakamaru and benkei; "wisteria maiden" washing her hair; catfish with gourd. Ink and light colour on paper. Signed, sealed and inscribed on accompanying letter and certificate. Date: 1848 (1st month). Dimensions: Height: 30 centimetres (with mount); ; Height: 26.80 centimetres; Width: 871.40 centimetres. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Daikoku 大黒. Collection: British Museum. Painting, handscroll (BM 1982,0701,0.14 17)
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