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netsuke

human history
  • Description

    netsuke; katabori netsuke, sculptural netsuke of 3-dimensional figure; made from ivory; netsuke depicts a male figure with a very elongated head, a fullbeard, long robes with hands together hidden by the robes; details are incised and inked on nesuke; the reverse side of the netsuke is flattened off; on the netsuke's back is two small holes to pass a silk cord through

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

    D114 (Dadley)

    20784 (ethnology)

    20784.4 (ethnology)

    20784.9 (ethnology)

    M178 (miscellaneous)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

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Images

  • netsuke, 1934.316, D114, 20784, 20784.4, 20784.9, M178, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, D114, 20784, 20784.4, 20784.9, M178, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, D114, 20784, 20784.4, 20784.9, M178, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, D114, 20784, 20784.4, 20784.9, M178, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • netsuke, 1934.316, D114, 20784, 20784.4, 20784.9, M178, Photographed by Richard Ng, digital, 01 Feb 2019, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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