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netsuke

human history
  • Description

    netsuke; katabori netsuke- sculptural netsuke of 3-dimensional figure; carved from ivory and wood; depicts a male and female kneeling with the male behind the female; the male has his hands resting on the woman's shoulders; figures are wearing robes carved from wood; the figures hands and heads are carved from ivory; details are inked; there is a carved gap between the figures where a silk cord would have passed through

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1934.316
  • Accession Date
    1934
  • Other Id

    20784 (ethnology)

    20784.8 (ethnology)

    20784.10 (ethnology)

    M177 (miscellaneous)

  • Department
netsuke, 1934.316, 20784, 20784.8, 20784.10, M177,… … Read more

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