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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, museum number 9-4872, described as Pottery figure of sitting Hotei, one of the Seven Gods of Fortune, red, 5” high.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, museum number 9-13471, described as Figure; ceramic with three color glaze. Represents Chung-Li Ch'uan (or Hotei in Japan), one of eight immortals. Stands on short, flat base, with abdomen protruding from green robes, large head with broad smile, long ears, bald. Holds treasure bag in right hand and rosary in left. Toes show beneath robe. Ochre glaze skin, purple-brown bag and sash, blue-green robes.Bottom of base flat with three chipped stilt marks. Hollow. H=19cm, max W=8.5cm Made for export. "Representation is of Putai No San (Mr. Linen Bag), one of the seven Gods of Luck usually identified with a Chinese priest of the Xth Century named Chishi (or Keishi). Chung Li Ch'uan is one of the Eight Immortals and was a great general." FIDE Neal Coogler 1982 see C.A.S. Williams (revised edition) Outlines of Chinese Symbolism of Art Motives p. 152; Henri Joli Legend in Japanese Art pp. 216-218. of 9-16411, 9-16412 MNC 1982
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, museum number 9-16412, described as Carving; representation of Putai no San (Mr. Linen Bag), in Japan known as Hotei. Seated man with fat belly protruding from robes. Bald, smiling, elongated ears, oversize head. Holds treasure bag and rosary. Height 2 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, museum number 9-16411, described as Carving; representation of Putai no San (Mr. Linen Bag), in Japan known as Hotei. Seated man with fat belly protruding from robes. Bald, smiling, elongated ears, oversize head. Holds treasure bag and rosary. Height 2.2 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, museum number 9-18795, described as Netsuke; "Hotei figure and child"; bald headed man, walking with one foot off ground, with pot belly; holding child over his right shoulder, with left hand supporting child; fan held upside down in man's right hand; signature on back; H. 6.3 cm X W 3.0 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, museum number 9-18792, described as Netsuke; wood, abstract figure of man, with large belly, wearing green robe, and holding fan with red-striped handle in right hand; flat bottom; signature on back; Hotei figure; H 5.4 cm X W 3.0 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, museum number 9-12534, described as Carving, cabinet pc.: Carved ivory figure of Hotei one of the Seven Gods of good luck. (Shichifuku jin) He is depicted seated, laughing, holding a flat Chinese fan (uchiwa) w/ his left hand, his right hand raised to his chin. The head is bald. The eyes and eyebrows are painted black. Is loosely robed, large belly exposed. Cross-hatch and grass pattern on his garment. H. 3 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, museum number 9-18806, described as Netsuke; Hotei (a God with a fat belly) standing, with sack behind him; small drummer boys (karatio ?) at each foot; boy and right holding drum and drumstick, boy on left holding drumstick only; boy seated on man's shoulders, feet draped over Hotei's shoulders; holding drum in left hand and drumstick in right hand; signed underneath sack; H 7.5 cm X W 4.5 cm