Figurine

Museum number:
9-16412
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016412
Accession number:
Acc.3714
Description:
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.
Donor:
Gladys "Gay" Womack and Robert Womack
Collection place:
China
Person depicted:
Hotei (Japanese deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession 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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figurine, accession 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.

Tools