Statue of god Hotei

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Carved wooden statue of Hotei, one of 7 Gods of Happiness Carved wooden statue of Hotei, one of 7 Gods of Happiness Carved wooden statue of Hotei, one of 7 Gods of Happiness

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Carved wooden statue of Hotei, one of 7 Gods of Happiness
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved wooden statue of Hotei, one of 7 Gods of Happiness
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved wooden statue of Hotei, one of 7 Gods of Happiness
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved wooden statue of Hotei, one of 7 Gods of Happiness, portrayed as bald and grossly fat with swollen ear lobes, covered with skin of plaster and painted, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639115
Materials:
complete, wood and plaster
Measurements:
overall: 355 mm x 185 mm x 150 mm,
type:
statue