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Netsuke
Netsuke carved from ivory, depicting the popular god of fortune, Hotei, one of the Seven Popular Gods of Fortune, Shichifukujin, seated, leaning against his sack. Hotei is the God of Contentment and Happiness, usually dressed in a loose priestly garb, often holding a fan and carrying a large bag containing valuables, takaramono - hence he is often surrounded by children curious to know the content…
Date
- voor 1830
Medium
- Material: ivory
- ivory (material)
- Ivory
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Creation date
- 1830
- 1830/1830
Provenance
- 1837-01-01
- Aankoop
Identifier
- RV-1-2700
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/588083
Format
- Technique: carving
- carving
- Carving
Is part of
- Europeana XX: Century of Change
Is related to
- ambergris
Year
- 1830
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-31T16:16:09.268Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2021-10-20T13:51:01.552Z