Lucky charm
Small Japanese lucky charm representing the boar of the Chinese zodiac circle or eto from Saga prefecture, Japan (”nogomi ningyo”). The shape is very simple compared to that of a regular pig, almost round, and it is brown-red in color with a small paper or straw support on its back for hanging or holding. There’s a little bell inside.
- Accession Number 2020.48.58
- Materials ceramics, terracotta, paint, paper
- Technique carved, hand-painted
- Measurements 4,8 x 3,7 x 7 cm
- Accession Number 2020.48.58
- Materials ceramics, terracotta, paint, paper
- Technique carved, hand-painted
- Measurements 4,8 x 3,7 x 7 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Herby Dumoulin,2020.048.058
Photo by Louis-Etienne Dore
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