Onoe Matsusuke I as Ebisu, from The Stand-In Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Cleveland Museum of Art

Onoe Matsusuke I as Ebisu, from The Stand-In Seven Gods of Good Fortune

Katsukawa ShunshōLinkedCulture matchlcp-78ef94f51c9d

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This print is from a group in which famous Kabuki theater actors who never performed together stand in for the Seven Gods of Good Fortune. Images of the Seven Gods symbolize hope for fortune in the coming year, and the set may have been made for the New Year of 1780. Here, Onoe Matsusuke I poses beneath curtains at the entrance to a place of business. They read, “House of Ebisu.” Ebisu is the god of fishermen, which may account for the wave imagery on the actor’s inner robe.

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Cleveland Museum of Art’s catalogue record

Medium
color woodblock print
Credit Line
Gift from J. H. Wade
Type of artwork
Print
Department
Japanese Art

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creation_date
c. 1780

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A man in traditional Japanese attire holds a sword, standing against a simple backdrop.

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Provenance
William S. Spaulding [1865–1937] and John T. Spaulding [1870–1948] | November 16, 1921: (American Art Association, November 16, 1921 sale, lot 248) | 1921: (Yamanaka & Co., sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1921–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Object ID
102615
Object Type
Print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Type of artwork” · copied as is
Creator
Katsukawa Shunshō
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creators (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · derived by LinkedCulture from the museum field · Artist-role creator's description with life dates removed.
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Culture” · copied as is
Medium
color woodblock print
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Medium” · copied as is · Cleveland's 'technique' field holds materials.
Department
Japanese Art
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Department” · copied as is
Tags
  • gender unknown
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field artists_tags (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · combined from several museum fields
Credit Line
Gift from J. H. Wade
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Credit Line” · copied as is
Provenance
William S. Spaulding [1865–1937] and John T. Spaulding [1870–1948] | November 16, 1921: (American Art Association, November 16, 1921 sale, lot 248) | 1921: (Yamanaka & Co., sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) | 1921–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field “Provenance” · copied as is
Date
c. 1780
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
Begin Year
1775
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_earliest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is
End Year
1785
  • Cleveland Museum of Art field creation_date_latest (museum’s label not yet confirmed) · copied as is

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