Japanese 19th Century Gilt Welcome Sign Hotei Painted Wood Kanban 14" LS#070 Plate This is an Antique Meiji

This is an Antique Meiji Era Japanese Ceramic Aki-Imari Plate featuring Blue red

red and green with design of flowers and butterflies

and organic contours of the wood to integrate figure and ground in the manner of the best Japanese root carving tradition

never facing out

with exception to very minor signs of past use (see picture

Japanese 19th Century Gilt Welcome Sign Hotei Painted Wood Kanban 14" LS#070 Plate This is an Antique MeijiJapanese 19th Century Gilt Welcome Sign Hotei Painted Wood Kanban A richly expressive relief wall plaque depicting Hotei (), the Laughing Buddhaone of the Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) and a symbol of contentment, generosity, and good fortune. The jovial visage, bald and smiling with full cheeks and rounded form, embodies his role as the wandering monk who carried gifts for children and the poor in his great cloth sack. Dimensions 14"H x 12"W The