Statue

Museum number:
9-16589
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3778
Description:
Carving; Hotei, carved burl; fat buddha-like Hotei reclining, feet sprawled in front; rosary in right hand, thunderbot (dorge) in left; 3 self "feet" underneath. Carved burl. Japan attr. Hotei imitating Buddha. Hotei is Japanese god of magnanimity. This figure is a "spoof" of Buddhism. Hotei is one of the so-called Seven Gods of Happiness of popularized Buddhism. Max. w. 10.5 cm.
Donor:
Mildred Martinstein
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Statues
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Statue, accession number 9-16589, described as Carving; Hotei, carved burl; fat buddha-like Hotei reclining, feet sprawled in front; rosary in right hand, thunderbot (dorge) in left; 3 self "feet" underneath. Carved burl. Japan attr. Hotei imitating Buddha. Hotei is Japanese god of magnanimity. This figure is a "spoof" of Buddhism. Hotei is one of the so-called Seven Gods of Happiness of popularized Buddhism. Max. w. 10.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Statue, accession number 9-16589, described as Carving; Hotei, carved burl; fat buddha-like Hotei reclining, feet sprawled in front; rosary in right hand, thunderbot (dorge) in left; 3 self "feet" underneath. Carved burl. Japan attr. Hotei imitating Buddha. Hotei is Japanese god of magnanimity. This figure is a "spoof" of Buddhism. Hotei is one of the so-called Seven Gods of Happiness of popularized Buddhism. Max. w. 10.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Statue, accession number 9-16589, described as Carving; Hotei, carved burl; fat buddha-like Hotei reclining, feet sprawled in front; rosary in right hand, thunderbot (dorge) in left; 3 self "feet" underneath. Carved burl. Japan attr. Hotei imitating Buddha. Hotei is Japanese god of magnanimity. This figure is a "spoof" of Buddhism. Hotei is one of the so-called Seven Gods of Happiness of popularized Buddhism. Max. w. 10.5 cm.

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