Toyokuni III: Beauties in Front of the Ebisu House

三代歌川豐國 Utagawa Toyokuni III（1786-1865）
 
惠比寿屋前的美人
Beauties in Front of the Ebisu House
 
1840年
 
木版画｜三联续绘-纵绘大判｜36.0cm x 25.0cm x 3
Woodblock-print｜Triptych-Oban-tate-e｜36.0cm x 25.0cm x 3
 
惠比寿，日本七福神之一.他的经典形象是一位头戴黑漆帽，一手持钓竿，另一手抱着鲷鱼的老者，面带笑容，给人以亲切、和顺之感。作为一位对应“正直”属性的福神。他保佑着人们的居家安全、交通安全与海上安全，同时也作为商业之神被商家供奉，祈求生意兴隆、昌盛。惠比寿屋是江户时期的地本问屋，指专门出版通俗小说的批发商，也算书店的一种。画中是在惠比寿屋前逛街的花魁及随同的侍女。
Ebisu, is the Japanese god of fishermen and luck. He is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune. He is often depicted wearing a tall hat—the Kazaori Eboshi—holding a rod and a large red sea bream or sea bass. For some communities, in addition for being a deity of fishing, wealth, and fortune. Ebisu house refers to a publisher(hanmoto), also a ty