Sumiyoshi, Hiromori, 1705--1777 Artist. text [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1700 to 1777] jpn Daietsu is a story with a happy ending, in which an affectionate and dutiful son, Daietsu-no-suke, becomes a rich man blessed with many descendants by the grace of Kiyomizu Kannon (the goddess of mercy) and Daikokuten and Ebisu (the gods of wealth). The story dates from the 16th century, but this pair of picture scrolls appears to have been painted in the 18th century by Sumiyoshi Hiromori (1705--77), an artist of the Sumiyoshi school. The scrolls are gorgeously colored and richly adorned with gold leaf on a traditional high-quality eggshell-colored glossy paper. The paper was first decorated with gold paint (a mixture of gold powder and liquid glue made into a painting material) in a design of flowers before the application of the script. Title devised, in English, by Library staff. Original resource extent: 2 scrolls, 32.6 centimeters in length, color illustrations. National Diet Library. Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions. 1500 to 1599 Japan https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.wdl/wdl.7355