As part of our Japanese Works of art collection we are delighted to offer this large and imposing ,yet quite charming Gilt Bronze Okimono of Hotei the Japanese God of good fortune , made by the highly regarded Miyao Eisuke company of Yokohama during the latter part of the Meiji period , circa 1900 , the humorous character stands upon a traditional Miyao hardwood and Gold lacquer stand decorated with Dragons amidst bands of Flora, the large Bronze is chiselled to a very high quality and depicts Hotei struggling to lift his large tied sack of treasure above his head , his clothing decorated with multiple Gilt decorated Mons and Floral roundels as well as a high quality coiled Dragon to his chest, his comical smiling face and big floppy ears look up towards the large receptacle above his head, the lined container suitable for a multiple of uses, flowers, sweets, fruits is detailed to represent a tied sack and is decorated in stunning detail with Gilt highlighted Shi - Shi dogs pulling upo...