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Ebisu, (sculpture). Artist:  Nakatani Stone Company, fabricator. Title:  Ebisu, (sculpture). Dates:  1983. Dedicated 1984. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Aji (?) granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 36 x 17 x 17 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Ebisu, or Ebisu-san, the god of wealth and fortune, personifying candor, stands barefoot with his proper right foot positioned on a rock, wearing the costume and tall headgear of the ancient court. He holds up a long fishing pole in his upraised proper right hand and a large sea bream under his proper left arm. The sculpture is set in a garden setting overlooking a small pool. Subject:  Mythology -- Asian -- Ebisu Allegory -- Quality -- Fortune Allegory -- Quality -- Wealth Allegory -- Passion -- Joy Dress -- Ceremonial Dress -- Ethnic -- Asian Dress Animal -- Fish -- Bream Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Fishing Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Elberton Sculpture Owner:  Elbert County Library, 345 Heart Street, Elberton, Georgia 30635 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Fendley, Joe, Sr., 265 Church Street, Elberton, Georgia 30635 Remarks:  Ebisu is specifically worshiped by tradesman and shopkeepers, and the sight of his face is supposed to make one happy. One of two mythological sculptures done by the fabricator, donated by Joe Fendley Sr., and sited at the garden. See also Daikoku (IAS record GA000273). Nearby plaque reads: This Garden is dedicated to a/warm and everlasting friend/ship between the people of/Elberton and the people of our/sister city Mure-Cho, Japan./Built by/John Harris Bailey/Ed Mims/Gift of Mrs. Kalsuko Nakatani/Nakatani Stone Co., Ltd./Mure-Cho, Japan,/1984/Aji Granite. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS GA000273   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000273 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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