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14" (36 cm.) Isho-ningyo fashion doll of Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, carved of wood and covered in a fine white gofun with painted details, has enormous bald head, large ear lobes as a sign of his divinity, laughing expression, creased features suggesting his advanced age, long gray silk mustache, chin bead and eyebrows, wearing Chinese-style costume consisting of blue silk brocade outer robe with a high belt and trailing silk brocade front sash bearing auspicious cloud and nyoi (sacred fungus) design, lobe-toed lacquered boots, holding a Chinese style fan and with a tall blue silk brocade cap that conceals his elongated cranium. Minor wear to textiles. Edo Period, 19th century. Fukurokuju, along with Jurojin represent the quality of longevity and wisdom. While Jurojin is marked by his aged face and companioned by a deer, Fukurokuju is unmistakable with his protruding cranium.