Netsuke; reclining figure of fat man facing to his right, supporting head on right hand; lying in front of wall; boy at left peering at man; boy at back of wall standing on barrel pulling at kimono cord; boy at right tugging at kimono hem; man holding fan in left hand; both sides of wall visible; H 3.6 cm X L 4.8 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:
Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Context of use:
toggle to be attached to the end of a cord and thrust under the sash of a kimono for the support of purse, pouch, or lacquer box