Netsuke

Museum number:
9-16424
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016424
Accession number:
Acc.3714
Object count:
1
Description:
carving; laughing man sitting down, holding teapot against stomach with left hand, right hand holding fan, wearing turbanlike hat & long robe. ht. = 6.25 cm.
Donor:
Gladys "Gay" Womack and Robert Womack
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan [Handwritten on card: att.]
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bone (material) and Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
probably a cabinet piece
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 6.25 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-16424, described as carving; laughing man sitting down, holding teapot against stomach with left hand, right hand holding fan, wearing turbanlike hat & long robe. ht. = 6.25 cm.

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