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netsuke

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  • Ingoa Kē

    Manjū-netsuke

  • Kupu whakaahua

    netsuke; manjū-netsuke shaped like a manju confection; carved from ivory; netsuke is in the form of a mushroom with an abrupt disc shaped top; the cap of the mushroom is shaped similarly to a manju netsuke; finely incised on the top disc shape is geometrical designs of flower shapes and cross hatch lines; the underside of the mushroom cap has incised imagery of male figure in robes and a headdress overlapping a crane bird; stork of mushroom has a metal circle inlayed into the side;

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  • Wāhi
  • Accession Number
    1934.316
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1934
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    20793 (ethnology)

    20793.23 (ethnology)

    Z70 (temporary number)

  • Wāhanga
netsuke, 1934.316, 20793, 20793.23, Z70, Photographed by… … Read more

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