carving; dancer with hat, right arm touching brim, left arm at side holding knobbed (rattle-like) object. Possibly performing the Sambaso, a religious dance. ht. = 4.5 cm. Has dealer's mark or signature.
Donor:
Gladys "Gay" Womack and Robert Womack
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan [Handwritten on card: att.]
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Inscription:
Has dealer's mark or signature.
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
The hat has the disc of the sun and divisions for the months. Phoenix is portrayed on the shoulder of the robe & pine branches on his trousers (compare with description in Joli, p. 450).