Netsuke

Museum number:
9-18811
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090018811
Accession number:
Acc.4571
Description:
Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 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:
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:
width 3.5 centimeters and height 2.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 4 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 5 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 6 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 7 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 8 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 9 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 10 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 11 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 12 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 13 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cmHearst Museum object 14 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18811, described as Netsuke; farmer's (?) cloak resting on ground, surmounted by hat, sickle, and branch with leaves (2) and fruit (?) (2 pcs); H 2.3 cm X W 3.5 cm

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