Glazed terracotta Okame statuette, Japan, Edo period, 18th century She is seated in a seiza. Her round, chubby, smiling head confirms her as the Shinto goddess of cheerfulness and good humor. The clay is brown, the flesh is reserved in matte black, her hair is enameled black and her kimono is covered in crackled yellow enamel with orange and green highlights. Provincial kiln. Height: 15.5 cm