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Description: | This carved ivory netsuke shows a holy man being embraced by a poor man (Hotei and Jurojin). The details of the holy man's robe and of his companion's hairy body have been accentuated by staining the ivory. Inscribed with two kanji, 19th Century.
Ivory netsuke carved as Hotei and Jurojin embracing each other. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Religious leaders Men Decorative arts Religion Japanese Decorative Art Poor Japan | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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