DepartmentAsia
Bell in the form of Shichifukujin (The Seven Gods of Good Fortune): Hotei
NameBell
CultureShinto
Datec. 1960
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions1 3/4 × 2 5/16 × 1 5/8 in. (4.5 × 5.8 × 4.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.54
Object numberA.1981.4.54
DescriptionMold made, painted brown, smiling, bald. Male. Black fringe of hair, eyebrows. Large lobes on ears, hole near top. Black cord tied at top of head. Slit under head for bell. Cord through holes at top of head.
c. 1960
c. 1960
