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netsuke

human history
  • Description

    netsuke, ivory, dancing boy, carrying bamboo and bag (gourd) fine piece

  • Place
  • Other Id

    M461 (miscellaneous)

  • Department
netsuke, M461, © Auckland Museum CC BY

Images and documents

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Artefact

  • Credit Line
    gift of Mr Charles E Disney, 1967, collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, M461
  • Cultural Origin
  • Collection
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Carver)

  • Place
  • Date
    Pre 1967
  • Signature/marks

    signed (maker's mark)

  • Media
  • Measurement Description
    height 42mm
    width 32mm
  • Measurement Reading

    42mm

    32mm

    14mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in H5 Arts of Asia gallery.)

    13mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in H5 Arts of Asia gallery.)

    15mm (This object was measured as part of a Light Sensitivity gallery survey, undertaken by Sabine Weik in H5 Arts of Asia gallery.)

  • Classification
  • Last Update
    11 May 2021
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