Object name: Netsuke / Media available: legacy documentation / Loans: S1975-1976 #83: Chancellor's House (May 19, 1976–July 10, 1990) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

Start Over Object name Netsuke Media available legacy documentation Loans S1975-1976 #83: Chancellor's House (May 19, 1976–July 10, 1990)

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7931, described as Netsuke: barefoot bald man holding a staff with rings in his right hand, an open fan in his left. 4.9 cm. ••According to the donor's catalog: "Netsuke in ivory of a man, standing. He is bald-robed—and-bare-footed. In his right hand he holds a shakujo (a staff with rings) and in his left an open large fan—which semi-conceals his face—which is smiling. This Daimon was the original ventriloquist. The Nanuta Bushi (orginally Fushi, meaning musical) is the ventriloquist evolution from Fushi—meaning musical— Nanuta, the old name for Osaka in distinction from Edo Bushi (Tokyo) the rural school of ventriloquists. The Buddhist priests used to carry a shakujo to warn the insects on their paths against being crushed by their bare feet—the feet bare also to lessen the danger to the insects. The ventriloquist shakes his shakujo to warn his audience of the approaching joke and laughs behind his fan—for the approaching joke, it being considered by the Japanese bad taste to laugh openly, in the face of someone else. It also is considered bad taste ever to point with the finger—it must be done with some object held in the hand (like a pen).

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7891, described as Netsuke: small man trying to carry large bell. Clapper moves inside.

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7824, described as Netsuke: man (seated) wearing cape and hood; holds tip of long white beard with right hand, holds bulging ear lobe with other. Made by Bokusai, who lived and worked in both Kyoto and Tokyo.

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-4812, described as Netsuke: ivory, man killing eagle or condor with sword. Samurai killing eagle; by Koho (Fide Prof. Cahill, 1967)

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7644, described as Netsuke: pigeon, lacquered in red and gold. His tail is a whistle. Dimensions: Height: 1.75 inches, Length: 1.5 inches, Width: 1 inch

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7919, described as Netsuke: snarling tiger with tail curled up along his back; inset mother of pearl eyes. 2.8 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7579, described as Netsuke: blind boy kneeling with small black and white dog. The boy's clothes yellow with green bag. by Kenya (potter).

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-4816, described as Netsuke: moth on leaf, brown wood, ivory wings. By Mitsuhiro. Height: 2.5 cm, Length: 9 cm, Width/breadth: 3.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-5716, described as Ivory netsuke; mythical treasure boat protected by 7 gods and goddesses. Boat is Chinese style.

Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7884, described as Netsuke: fat, stylized dog (papier mache) with large upright ears, inset eyes, curled tail, and large rope around neck in knot. Made of ivory and inlaid with translucent horn.