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Hotei, the god of good fortune and protector of children, okimono

Hotei, the god of good fortune and protector of children, okimono
Meiji period 1868-1912

Medium
ivory, ink
Measurements
3.8 × 9.7 × 2.6 cm
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
inscribed in pen and red ink (in Japanese characters) on base c.r.:
Accession Number
2018.1429
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of the Cleland Family in memory of Allan Rex and Joan Muriel Cleland, 2018
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Ivory figurine