Netsuke

Museum number:
9-18796
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4571
Description:
Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 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 2.2 centimeters and height 6.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 3 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 4 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 5 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 6 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 7 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 8 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 9 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 10 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 11 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 12 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cmHearst Museum object 13 of 13 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18796, described as Netsuke; bald man holding T-shaped cane in front of him; biwa (lute) tied to his back with cord over right shoulder; H 6.3 cm X W 2.2 cm

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