Netsuke made of ivory. Signed by Yugyoku. Subject is Mokugyo, Buddhist gong with dragon-fish head. This piece is hollowed out in the interior portion of the gong area. Unknown date.
Donor:
Estate of Geraldine C. and Kernan Robson
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Geraldine C. Robson
Collection date:
before 1940
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and 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 3.4 centimeters
Loans:
S1970-1971 #119: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (April 22, 1971–April 23, 1971) and S1970-1971 #60: Decorative Arts Department (UC Berkeley) (December 7, 1970–December 11, 1970)