DepartmentAsia

Lucky Ox with Money Bundles

NameAmulet Figure

CultureJapanese

Datec. 1960

Place madeHanamachi, Tohoku District, Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumPaper, fiber, paint

Dimensions4 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (11.5 × 14 × 9.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.26X

Object numberA.1981.4.26X

Collections

Asia

DescriptionPainted papier-mache with cardboard and fabric attached with string. Gold body with black horns, hooves and tail. Printed cloth with red border and two boxes with green yearn on back. Harness of gold balls hung on neck.

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