Hotei, one of the gods of good fortune, waits to catch a girl who holds an open umbrella and jumps off the platform at Kiyomizudera

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Artist:
Unknown (Japan)
Date Made:
19th century
Classification:
Print
Country:
Japan
Dimensions:
24 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.
Materials:
Full color woodblock printing
Accession Number:
1919.863
Full BAMPFA credit line:
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive; Gift of William Dallam Armes
Century:
19 CE

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