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Hotei on a Water Buffalo

early to mid-18th century
Object PlaceKyoto, Japan
Medium/TechniqueStained boxwood
Dimensions6.9 x 3 x 3 cm (2 11/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Ernest G. Stillman
Accession number47.540
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNetsuke
Collections
ProvenanceGiven by Dr. Ernest Goodrich Stillman in 1947.
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