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Seven Gods of Good Fortune
Seven Gods of Good Fortune
Seven Gods of Good Fortune
DepartmentAsia

Seven Gods of Good Fortune

NameFigure group
Artist Artist unrecorded
Dateca. 1960
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumPaper, paint
DimensionsFemale: 1 5/16 × 1 3/16 × 7/8 in. (3.3338 × 3.0163 × 2.2225 cm)
White Beard, Bald Head, Blue Clothes: 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/16 in. (4.1275 × 2.8575 × 2.6988 cm)
Bearded Man, Green, Red, and Purple Clothes: 1 5/8 × 1 × 15/16 in. (4.1275 × 2.54 × 2.3813 cm)
Man with green fan and black robe: 1 7/16 × 1 1/8 × 1 in. (3.6513 × 2.8575 × 2.54 cm)
Man holding red fish: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 1 in. (3.81 × 2.8575 × 2.54 cm)
Man with red and gold clothing: 1 7/16 × 1 × 1 15/16 in. (3.6513 × 2.54 × 4.9213 cm)
Man with spotted clothes: 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 1 in. (4.1275 × 2.8575 × 2.54 cm)
Credit LineGIRARD FOUNDATION
Object numberA.1995.12.326v
Description7 pcs. Egg-shaped papier mache figues; detailed painting of person on one side of egg; backside is wht., has been cut open to insert weight. Brightly colored, 6 men, one women; each egg shows head, upper body, arms of character.