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late 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This Japanese greetings card depicts the Seven Gods of Good Fortune and their emblems and was sent as a Millennium greeting by the Ushida Findlay architectural practice to V&A donor Jill Ritblat.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithography with folded and cut paperwork
Brief description
Japanese greetings card, NBC, Japan, late 20th century
Physical description
Folded and die-cut cream paper with design printed in blue on the inside and with outer layer consisting of a folded sheet of decorative paper with printed pattern on outside, held in place at the front by die-cut portion of cream base paper
Dimensions
  • Closed height: 11.3cm
  • Open height: 22.7cm
  • Width: 16.7cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Dear John and Jill - / All our best / wishes for / 2000 / from / Ushida / Findlay / Kathryn / Dec. 1999. Tokyo (Inside, hand-written in black ink)
  • SEVEN DEITIES OF GOOD FORTUNE (Inside front, bottom left, printed in blue)
  • NBC / Made in Japan / N28-1892 (Inside front, bottom middle, printed in blue)
  • (Japanese characters printed in blue, inside front, bottom right)
Credit line
Given by Jill Ritblat
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Subjects depicted
Summary
This Japanese greetings card depicts the Seven Gods of Good Fortune and their emblems and was sent as a Millennium greeting by the Ushida Findlay architectural practice to V&A donor Jill Ritblat.
Collection
Accession number
E.167-2000

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Record createdApril 14, 2000
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