Netsuke formed from a miniature gourd embossed with character fuku (good fortune)

Japanese

Edo period

19th century (?)

Medium/Technique Natural gourd; the character formed by growing the gourd within a mold

Dimensions Overall: 5.1 x 1.7 cm (2 x 11/16 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of Major Henry Lee Higginson

Accession Number21.2353b

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia

ClassificationsInro

Signed Unsigned
無銘

ProvenanceLent by H.L. Higginson, Dec. 31, 1910