DepartmentAsia
Bell in the form of Shichifukujin (The Seven Gods of Good Fortune): Ebisu
NameBell
CultureShinto
Datec. 1960
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions2 1/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (5.4 × 4.2 × 4.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.55
Object numberA.1981.4.55
DescriptionMold made, painted, smiling, brown face. White beret with red circle at band. Black eyebrows, moustache, small chin beard. Large lobed ears with hole at top. Black cord through top of head. Blue writing on hat. Slit at bell base. Pin labelled, made in occupied Japan.
c. 1960
Artist Not Recorded
