Netsuke

Museum number:
9-16427
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090016427
Accession number:
Acc.3714
Description:
carving; represents goose, incised details, orange stain on feet & bill. ht. = 3.7 cm.
Donor:
Gladys "Gay" Womack and Robert Womack
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan att.
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
novelty, prob. a cabinet piece.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 3.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-16427, described as carving; represents goose, incised details, orange stain on feet & bill. ht. = 3.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-16427, described as carving; represents goose, incised details, orange stain on feet & bill. ht. = 3.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-16427, described as carving; represents goose, incised details, orange stain on feet & bill. ht. = 3.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-16427, described as carving; represents goose, incised details, orange stain on feet & bill. ht. = 3.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-16427, described as carving; represents goose, incised details, orange stain on feet & bill. ht. = 3.7 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-16427, described as carving; represents goose, incised details, orange stain on feet & bill. ht. = 3.7 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-16427, described as carving; represents goose, incised details, orange stain on feet & bill. ht. = 3.7 cm.

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