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netsuke

human history
  • Other Name

    katabori netsuke

  • Description

    netsuke; katabori netsuke, 3-dimensional sculpture; made from ivory; carved; depicts two mushrooms made from one piece of ivory; mushrooms are different sizes and the mushrooms are facing underside up so that the gills of the mushrooms are exposed and the stalks are laying flat; gills of mushroom are inked in black; reverse of netsuke has minimal detailing; on the reverse the larger mushroom has two small holes for a silk cord to pass through

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

    D111 (Dadley)

    20784 (ethnology)

    20784.2 (ethnology)

    M171 (miscellaneous)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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Images

  • netsuke, 1934.316, D111, 20784, 20784.2, M171, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, D111, 20784, 20784.2, M171, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, D111, 20784, 20784.2, M171, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, D111, 20784, 20784.2, M171, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
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