Netsuke - Boxwood - A high-quality boxwood netsuke of Hotei - Japan - Early 19th century (Edo period)

Netsuke - Boxwood - A high-quality boxwood netsuke of Hotei - Japan - Early 19th century (Edo period) A Japanese high-quality patinated boxwood 'katabori netsuke, early 19th century ca 6. 3 cm. high, 2. 4 cm. wide and 2 cm. deep. Shaped as Hotei, the God of Good Fortune, depicted as a standing old, bald man with big ears, a large mouth and a wide nose, wearing a long robe that leaves his belly uncovered, holding a fan in his right hand and carrying a knapsack over his left shoulder, in very good condition.