netsuke: originally painted, now worn. Long, cascading hair, pointed beard. leans forward, grasps staff in both hands to one side.
Donor:
Estate of Geraldine C. and Kernan Robson
Collection place:
Japan
Production place:
Ōsaka Prefecture, Kansai region
Culture or time period:
Edo period (1603-1868)
Maker or artist:
Shūzan
Collector:
Geraldine C. Robson
Collection date:
before 1940
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
1600-1776
Accession date:
1968
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 a purse, pouch or lacquer box.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 5 centimeters
Loans:
S1970-1971 #109: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (April 6, 1971–April 7, 1971) and S1970-1971 #114: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (April 14, 1971–April 15, 1971)