Netsuke; dome-shaped circular enclosure of trees (palm ?) and overhead leaves; two miniature figures (wrestling?) inside; H 3.5 cm X Dia. 3.6 cm.
Donor:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Collector:
Dorothy Campbell Tompkins and John Barr Tompkins
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Inscription:
Signed on bottom
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Context of use:
A toggle or device attached to the end of a cord or rope to keep it from slipping; cord thrust under the sash of a kimono to support purse pouch, box, or basket (in absence of pockets).
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 3.6 centimeters and height 3.5 centimeters