Figure of god Hotei as corpulent male

Made:: 1801-1900 in Bizen and Kyoto

Pottery figure depicting corpulent male with pendulous and

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Pottery figure depicting corpulent male with pendulous and
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Pottery figure depicting corpulent male with pendulous and swollen ears, seated and holding pestle with mortar between his knees, probably Hotei, possibly made at Bizen or Kyoto, Japanese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A658035

Materials:: complete and pottery

Measurements:: overall: 233 mm x 200 mm x 206 mm,

type:: statue

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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