Katabori netsuke, Tôkoku
Netsuke
Japan
Thema/Dekor :
Daikoku, kami of agriculture
Material:
IIvory and wood with inlays of various materials
Datum:
Edo period
Masse:
Height 3,5 cm
Herkunftsort:
Japan
Künstler:
Signed Tôkoku 東谷
Beschreibung:
Daikoku (or Daikokuten 大黒天), is one of the Seven Gods of Fortune in Japan. He is generally represented as shown here, in rich Chinese dress and head gear, sitting on a bale of rice, with his treasure-bag and mallet beside him. He smiles at two tame rats playing on his lap.
Inventar-Nr.:
CB.NJ.1935.42
Copyright:
Fondation Baur
Fotograf:
Marian Gérard