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Horse and mouse (vom Bearbeiter vergebener Titel)
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In the title cartouche there is one animal from the Chinese zodiac signs. Here it is the horse (uma). A lady holds a mouse (ne/nezumi) in her hand. The number “seven (nana Die)” could indicate the seven gods of fortune (shichi fukujin Die Die Die Die). The mouse is a symbol of the god of happiness Daikoku 大様. Yoshida mentions this series in his lexicon “Ukiyoe jiten” and as an artist Tamagawa Shūchō Die Die Die Die (cf. Lit). The sheet in the Stoclet collection without title cartouche (cf. Lit: Sotheby 's).
Title: Horse and mouse (vom Bearbeiter vergebener Titel)
Description:
In the title cartouche there is one animal from the Chinese zodiac signs.
Here it is the horse (uma).
A lady holds a mouse (ne/nezumi) in her hand.
The number “seven (nana Die)” could indicate the seven gods of fortune (shichi fukujin Die Die Die Die).
The mouse is a symbol of the god of happiness Daikoku 大様.
Yoshida mentions this series in his lexicon “Ukiyoe jiten” and as an artist Tamagawa Shūchō Die Die Die Die (cf.
Lit).
The sheet in the Stoclet collection without title cartouche (cf.
Lit: Sotheby 's).
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