Netsuke: seated monkey, front paw to mouth. Fruit held between hind feet/paws. According to the donor's catalog: "Netsuke in brown wood - of a monkey, seated with a fruit, between his feet. It is said a monkey was usually domiciled in the ray of stables for the purpose of keeping the horses in good temper.
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:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
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.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 3.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1970-1971 #60: Decorative Arts Department (UC Berkeley) (December 7, 1970–December 11, 1970)