https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/71846/fullHotei, one of the Seven Deities of Good Fortune17th century2 1/4 x 1 1/2 inches (5.7 x 3.8 cm)Carved ivoryMemorial gift from the Estate of Charles W. Hay, Class of 192573.005.2220Hotei probably the most popular of the Seven Deities of Good Fortune. He is a jovial tramp, or mendicant, who loves to play with children and carries all his effects and children's gifts in a bag which here forms a base, as many as the netsuke of these folk gods also serve the household shrine, hence the flat base.Costume1863499498Unidentified artistJapan73.005.222_Disc0394_03945033