Netsuke of Daikoku with Hotei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a small sculpture of a man and a black object. The sculpture is made of ivory or a similar material. The man has a long white beard and mustache. He wears a robe with a black circular design on the left sleeve. He sits on his knees with his left arm wrapped around a large black object with a gold design. The background is gray. The object resembles a Japanese netsuke. The netsuke depicts Daikoku with Hotei. The man has a round face with a large mouth and a protruding belly. His hair is tied up in a topknot. He has a long white beard and mustache. He wears a robe with a black circular design on the left sleeve. The black object has a gold design on it. It is round and has a flat bottom. The background is a plain gray color.