DepartmentAsia
Bell in the form of Shichifukujin (The Seven Gods of Good Fortune): Daikoku
NameBell
CultureShinto
Datec. 1960
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions2 3/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 9/16 in. (5.5 × 5.8 × 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.53
Object numberA.1981.4.53
DescriptionMold made, painted. Smiling, black textured, brimless hat. Large ears. Brown face, black eyebrows, moustache, small chin beard. White string ties under chin. Black cord tied through holes at top of head. Tivates it to spin labelled, made in occupied Japan
c. 1960
Early-mid 20th Century