Netsuke

Museum number:
9-12538
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090012538
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Person depicted:
Fukurokujiu (Japanese deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1974
Context of use:
Cabinet Piece.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 9 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 10 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 11 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 12 of 12 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-12538, described as Carving / Cabinet piece (?): Ceramic figure representing Fukurokujiu, one of the Seven gods of luck (Shichifukujin). Made of a buff colored clay, w/ white slip. The face is painted buff w/ black eyes, black strokes for beard and red on mouth. The front of his garment is painted green w/ red sleeves. His tall head is chipped The short body is flat, the base is flat & oval w/ hole in middle. H. 5 cm.

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