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netsuke

human history
  • Other Name

    ryusa netsuke

  • Description

    netsuke; ryusa netsuke a rounded disk shape with carved lace-like designs that reveal a hollow interior; carved from ivory; depicts a man kneeling next to a seated tiger; a large moon disc is behind the man; the man is wearing loose robes, has a large hoop earing, and is holding a large walking stick and a cylindrical object which he is pointing away from himself and the tiger; the base of the anabori netsuke is wave or smoke like designs that have small gaps between them exposing the hollowed centre; the reverse of the netsuke has lily pad style leaf and a long slender leaf; details of netsuke are inked; the reverse has two larger holes designed for a silk cord to pass through

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

    20784 (ethnology)

    20784.5 (ethnology)

    20784.7 (ethnology)

    M176 (miscellaneous)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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Images

  • netsuke, 1934.316, 20784, 20784.5, 20784.7, M176, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, 20784, 20784.5, 20784.7, M176, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, 20784, 20784.5, 20784.7, M176, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, 20784, 20784.5, 20784.7, M176, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, 20784, 20784.5, 20784.7, M176, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • M176; 20784.7; 2084.5; 1934.316; Netsuke; front
  • M176; 20784.7; 2084.5; 1934.316; Netsuke; Side
  • M176; 20784.7; 2084.5; 1934.316; Netsuke; back
  • 20784.5; 20784.7; M176; 1934.316; I.D.
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