3-192 (original number), 4-352 (original number), and 5-325 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2384
Object count:
1
Description:
netsuke: standing figure wearing apron and holding bearded mask before his face. 5.5 cm. Ronryo dancer. Created around 1900.
Donor:
Estate of Geraldine C. and Kernan Robson
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Geraldine C. Robson
Collection date:
before 1940
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Masks (costume)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
Toggle to be attached to the end of a cord and thrust through the sash of a kimono for the support of a purse, pouch or lacquer box.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 5.5 centimeters
Comment:
Per Robeson Accession: Netsuke of a man, in brown ivory, holding a bearded mask in front of his face, and wearing a peplum of twisted material-- he is a No dancer impersonating Ryo-O, Royo meaning dragon and O meaning supernatural powers. This performance will fill theaters at any time [due to its popularity].