A nice high quality water dropper (SUITEKI) for calligraphy from the Edo period (19th century) shaped as a Hotei carrying a money bag with a child. The stopper of the water dropper is shaped like the fan of the Hotei. The milky white porcelain is decorated with highlights of the typical soft cobalt underglaze blue from the Hirado kilns. The eyes of the Hotei and child are left unglazed. Reference: See similar items at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: https://collections.lacma.org/node/202643 https://collections.lacma.org/node/189887 https://collections.lacma.org/node/211464 Dimensions: H6,2 x W10 x D5 cm Condition: Perfect condition! Shipping: The lot will be securely packaged and shipped with insurance. ** IMPORTANT NOTE: If you buy multiple lots in our auction: pay the first item fully (incl. shipment), then contact us by message before making payments for any other items. We will try to lower the cost for consolidating a package with all bought items and deduct this from the unpaid items. The consolidated shipping cost depends on the actual volume of the consolidated package, the weight and the courier we chose. Not just the price of shipping one item. It may happen that we cannot deduct any costs at all.**