Netsuke; Yoshitsune on Benkei's geta; miniature of priest climbing on oval clog, sword under left arm; H 4.5 cm X W 4.1 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)
Inscription:
Signature on bottom of clog
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Miniature (size attribute)
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). "Benkei: a large and powerful mountain priest who became the faithful retainer of the medieval hero Yoshitsune." (Bushell)