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
Donor:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins and John Barr Tompkins
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Person depicted:
Hotei (Japanese deity)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Context of use:
A toggle or device attached to the end of a cord or rope to keep it from slipping; cord thrust under the sash of a kimono to support purse pouch, box, or basket (in absence of pockets).