Women promenading in front of the Ebisu-ya shop curtains
Designer: Kunisada, Utagawa
Ebisu-ya was a drapers shop in Owari-chō, now the Ginza area of modern Tokyo. The iconic curtains feature in prints by several artists, and show Ebisu, patron of commerce and fishermen, god of luck, sea bream (associated with luck) in one hand, fishing rod in the other.
Former title: Courtesans promenading with their maids. Re-titled in 2024, Helen Magowan.
Given by the Executors of the late Dr. Reo. R. Fortune, through the offices of Mrs. T.C. Lethbridge
Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by Executors of R. F. Fortune
Production date: circa AD 1842
Triptych
Accession number: P.3-1980
Primary reference Number: 239039
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Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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