Netsuke; abstract animal (dog ?) with tail, crouched over ball (?), sitting on haunches; smooth outline; signature not visible; H 3.9 cm X L 4.2 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:
Wood (plant 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, height 3.9 centimeters, and length 4.2 centimeters