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God of Wealth (Fukurokuju 福禄寿) as a Turtle
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God of Wealth (Fukurokuju 福禄寿) as a Turtle

Artist Fukumoto Hōmin 福本法民 (Japanese, active late 19th century)
Place of OriginJapan
Datemid 19th century
Dimensions3/4 × 2 in. (1.9 × 5.1 cm)
Mediumwood
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2023.230
Not on View
Descriptioncarved wood with stain
Image Not Available for God of Wealth (Fukurokuju 福禄寿)
God of Wealth (Fukurokuju 福禄寿)
early to mid 19th century
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God of Thunder (Raijin 雷神)
mid 19th century
Image Not Available for Turtles (kame 亀)
Turtles (kame 亀)
mid 19th century
Image Not Available for Inro: (front) Fukuoluju, God of Longevity, on a Crane Flying over a Cloud and Holding a Sacred Jewel in His Right Hand; (back) Chinese Boy under a Pine Tree with Fukurokuju’s Staff and Fan on the Ground
Inro: (front) Fukuoluju, God of Longevity, on a Crane Flying over a Cloud and Holding a Sacred Jewel in His Right Hand; (back) Chinese Boy under a Pine Tree with Fukurokuju’s Staff and Fan on the Ground
Somada Hisamitsu
19th century
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Sword Guard (Tsuba): Fukurokuju, God of Longevity with Ebisu, God of Daily Food, and Daikoku, God of Treasure, Looking at a Giant Carp
Sadamoto
about 1835, Edo Period (1600-1868)
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Demon Queller (Shōki 鍾馗 ) with Demon (Oni 鬼)
late 18th century
Image Not Available for Blind Priest (Moso 盲僧) with Bamboo Shoots
Blind Priest (Moso 盲僧) with Bamboo Shoots
late 18th century
Netsuke: five turtles standing on each other
Netsuke: five turtles standing on each other
mid 19th century
Figure of a Woman Carrying a Child
Figure of a Woman Carrying a Child
Before 1880
Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynd Ward
Gods' Man: A Novel in Woodcuts by Lynd Ward
Lynd Ward
1929
Image Not Available for Deer, Crane, and Turtle Under Pine Trees
Deer, Crane, and Turtle Under Pine Trees
Kagetoshi 景利
mid 19th century
Netsuke: lion-dog resting on a wooden gong
Netsuke: lion-dog resting on a wooden gong
mid-19th century

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