DepartmentAsia
Bell in the form of Shichifukujin (The Seven Gods of Good Fortune): Bishamon
NameBell
CultureShinto
Datec. 1960
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions2 7/8 × 1 7/8 × 2 1/16 in. (7.3 × 4.7 × 5.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.83
Object numberA.1981.4.83
DescriptionMold made, painted. Red, purple pointed helmet with green ear flaps. Black eyebrows, moustache, beard. Brown face. Furrowed brow. Black cord at top goes through two holes.
Artist not recorded
c. 1960
Late 19th - Mid 20th century