Daikoku, God of Wealth, Arita, back marked

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Close up views of an earlier piece of Arita with ‘俊兼 (Toshikane) JAPAN’ backmark.  A smallish button of barely NBS Medium, with nice hand-painted details.  Daikoku, or Daikoku-ten,  is one of the 7 Gods of Fortune.  He has the power to bring on wealth.  Lighting conditions affected how the camera captured his skin tone.

Button Specs

• Material:
  • 2-0 CERAMICS
    • 2-2 Porcelain
      • 2-2.1 Arita
    • 2-5 Back marks
    • 2-6 Decorative finishes
• Design:
  • PICTORIALS
    • 20-0 OTHER PICTORIALS
      • 20-16 Mythological
• Characteristics:
  • 23-10 SHAPES
    • Realistic