Netsuke: man carrying water jug, seated on toad. Base of the netsuke is a seal. [handwritten editing on card replaces "netsuke" with "seal" and crossed out "of the netsuke".
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:
Bamboo (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements and 7.1 Writing and Records (including religious texts)
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
[text crossed out on card] 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.