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netsuke

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    katabori netsuke

  • Description

    netsuke; katabori netsuke, sculptural netsuke of 3-dimensional figure; carved wood; netsuke depicts a snail; the snail has a spiral shell and its body is curling back on the shell; the texture of the snail and its shell are incised and inked; 2 small holes om the netsuke would have allowed for a silk cord would have passed through

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

    20785 (ethnology)

    20785.5 (ethnology)

    M186 (miscellaneous)

  • Department

    Applied Arts and Design

  • Display Room

    Arts of Asia Gallery

20785.5; M186; 1934.316; netsuke

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  • 20785.5; M186; 1934.316; netsuke
  • 20785.5; M186; 1934.316; netsuke
  • 20785.5; M186; 1934.316; netsuke
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