Netsuke

Museum number:
9-18849
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090018849
Accession number:
Acc.4571
Object count:
1
Description:
Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cm
Donor:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins and John Barr Tompkins
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Context of use:
A toggle or device attached to the end of a cord or rope to keep it from slipping; cord thrust under the sash of a kimono to support purse pouch, box, or basket (in absence of pockets).
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 5.5 centimeters and width 2.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 4 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 5 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 6 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 7 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 8 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 9 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 10 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 11 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 12 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cmHearst Museum object 13 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18849, described as Netsuke; man with smiling face, wearing mask of shishi (?) on top of his head and shoulders; drum tied to his middle; drum stick in each hand; signature or other writing near tunnel cord on back; H 5.5 cm X W 2.5 cm

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