Good Luck Charms of Edo

Jan 14, 2021 - Feb 17, 2021

SUKEROKU

The Treasure Ship

Clay
1.96 x 3.93 in

Toy

About the work

“A ship carrying the Seven Gods of Good Fortune”


It is a ship that the Seven Gods of Fortune riding in. The treasure ship itself is considered as a kind of charm, and an old custom was to put a picture of the ship and its passengers, with their treasures, under the pillow on the night of January the 1st. If a dream occurred on that night, people believed that it was the sign of a good year.

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