Netsuke

Museum number:
9-18890
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Accession number:
Acc.4571
Description:
Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguin
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:
toggle to be attached to the end of a cord and thrust through the sash of a kimono for the support of purse, pouch, or lacquer box
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 4.2 centimeters and width 4.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 2 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 3 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 4 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 5 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 6 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 7 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 8 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 9 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 10 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 11 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 12 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 13 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguinHearst Museum object 14 of 14 titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguin
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-18890, described as Netsuke; abstract figure of eagle-like bird* with folded wings, perched on log (?); H 4.2 cm X W 4.3 cm Possible a penguin

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