Netsuke

Museum number:
9-7642
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
4-37 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2384
Description:
Netsuke: (to fasten): seated bear/fox, wearing huge farmer's hat and carrying a bottle (with writing). 5.3 cm; 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; 20th century example. Stolen 1981, recovered from W. H. Chia, Jnc (?) San Francisco 5-15-81, returned by UCPD 5-27-81.
Donor:
Estate of Geraldine C. and Kernan Robson
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Geraldine C. Robson
Collection date:
before 1940
Materials:
Plastic (organic material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
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 5.3 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7642, described as Netsuke: (to fasten): seated bear/fox, wearing huge farmer's hat and carrying a bottle (with writing). 5.3 cm; 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; 20th century example. Stolen 1981, recovered from W. H. Chia, Jnc (?) San Francisco 5-15-81, returned by UCPD 5-27-81.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Netsuke, accession number 9-7642, described as Netsuke: (to fasten): seated bear/fox, wearing huge farmer's hat and carrying a bottle (with writing). 5.3 cm; 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; 20th century example. Stolen 1981, recovered from W. H. Chia, Jnc (?) San Francisco 5-15-81, returned by UCPD 5-27-81.

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