The lucky god Hotei is standing bald and with a naked belly, holding a fan and a magic tama pearl. His robes are made from dark ebony wood with fine engraved decorations, and his body as well as the obi, which is tied into a bowtie in the front, is made from ivory. The himotoshi are designed ingeniously – one ringed in ivory in the back and the other hidden in a removable foot, which is of a slightly different color than the other one. The signature on the underside reading TOYOSAI. Possibly a student of Tomochika from Tokyo.

Category:

Netsuke

Subcategory:

-

Subject:

Gods

Material:

Ivory Wood Mixed media

Age/Country:

19th Century

Artist:

Toyosai

Provenance/Owner:

Galerie Zacke

Signed:

signed

Type:

Katabori

Height:

50mm mm

Width:

mm

Depth:

mm

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