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Fukurokujin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts the statue "Fukurokujin" by an unknown artist, showing a glazed ceramic figure of a man sitting cross-legged. The statue is dark-colored with a shiny glaze. The man has a long beard and mustache. He wears a robe that drapes over his shoulders and down his body. His right arm is bent at the elbow and his right hand is partially raised. The left arm rests on the left knee. The background of the image is light gray.

Artwork Details

Date
1840
Medium
Pottery covered with lustrous glaze passing from light green to brown (Takatori ware)
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 584 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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