Figure

Museum number:
9-16119
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016119
Accession number:
Acc.3190
Object count:
1
Description:
Figure; squatting draped man (Buddha?) holdign globular object in raised left hand; zoomorphic figure w/ shell on back kneeling at his side; carved elephant ivory; h. 5 cm.
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan attr.
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
November 1, 1978
Context of use:
Novelty; not netsuke though properly drilled.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Figure, accession number 9-16119, described as Figure; squatting draped man (Buddha?) holdign globular object in raised left hand; zoomorphic figure w/ shell on back kneeling at his side; carved elephant ivory; h. 5 cm.

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