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Image: Seven-Lucky-Gods-of-Japan-Hokusai-七福神

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Description: Seven Lucky Gods of Japanese deities believed to grant good fortune (Seven Gods of Good Fortune), the standard set, early 19th century (circa 1810s). Fukurokuju (top left side), Hotei (big bag & fan), Ebisu (fish), Jurōjin (center with scroll), Bishamonten (spear), Benzaiten (woman with biwa), Daikokuten (rice bale).
Title: Seven-Lucky-Gods-of-Japan-Hokusai-七福神
Credit: http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/seven.shtml
Author: Collaborative painting by Hokusai Katsushika (1760-1849), Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), Utagawa Toyokuni(1769-1825), Torii Kiyonaga(1752-1815), and others. The image of Hotei holding a huge white bag by Hokusai Katsushika.
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License: Public domain
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