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netsuke
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Object type
Museum number
1945,1017.596
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Description
Netsuke. Daikoku and Hotei wrestling. Made of ivory.
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Culture/period
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Date
- Late 18thC
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Production place
- Made in: Japan
- (Asia,Japan)
- Made in: Japan
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Materials
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Technique
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Dimensions
- Height: 6.9 centimetres
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Curator's comments
The Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Shichifukujin, are probably the best known among the many characters of Buddhist origin who were adopted in Japan and became a popular subject for netsuke.
Throughout the Edo period (1615-1868), festivals were frequently held at shrines all over Japan, in which sumo wrestling competitions were dedicated together with prayers to the gods for plentiful grain harvests. This type of netsuke may have been commissioned by a merchant as a talisman. (Tsuchiya, 2015) -
Bibliography
- Barker & Smith 1976 336
- Tsuchiya 2014 pp.68-69
- Barker & Smith 1976 336
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Location
Not on display
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Subjects
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Associated names
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Acquisition name
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Acquisition date
1945
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Department
Asia
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Registration number
1945,1017.596
Netsuke. Hotei and Daikoku as Sumo wrestlers. Made of ivory.
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