- Title:
- “Vaisravana”
- Artist:
- Utagawa Toyokuni Ⅲ
- Date:
- First Printed in 1847-52
- Size:
- W:25.1cm x H:36.8cm
- Notes:
- Number:
- E-011
This painting portrays Bishamonten (also known as Varisravana), one of the seven lucky gods, as a beautiful woman. A pagoda which the god carries in his hand is painted on the woman’s kimono, and the woven pattern of the kimono and the pattern on the flowerpot containing a gourd are the Bishamon Kik