Antique Japanese Kakejiku Hanging Scroll Daikokuten Lucky God Meiji Edo Signed 75”L Shogiban This plate is one of

This plate is one of a collection of 8 at the time of this writing

The Ainu people traditionally carved these Kubori Kuma for religious purposes revering the Bear as a dirty

These tubes

with exception to very minor signs of past use (see picture

5 ext x 4 cm)

Antique Japanese Kakejiku Hanging Scroll Daikokuten Lucky God Meiji Edo Signed 75”L Shogiban This plate is one ofJapanese kakejiku hanging scroll, ink and mineral color on silk, Daikokuten standing on rice bales with mallet and halo (Daikokuten z), signed and sealed, with original storage box, late Edo to Meiji period Japan; late Edo to Meiji period, c. 1850s1890s; signed with red seal; original wooden storage box inscribed A commanding and well executed kakejiku () depicting Daikokuten () the god of wealth, commerce, and agricultural abundance in his classic