Netsuke: man wearing priest's mantle. Right arm is raised. He has a badger's tail, which he is trying to hide. Made of wood. Signed Sukenaga (1818-1829). Height: 3.5 cm Dimensions: Height: 1.375 inches, Width of base: .75 inch, Width: 1.875 inches
Donor:
Estate of Geraldine C. and Kernan Robson
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Edo period (1603-1868)
Maker or artist:
Sukenaga
Collector:
Geraldine C. Robson
Collection date:
before 1940
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Inscription:
Signed Sukenaga (1818-1829) Compare Uida Reikichi: Netsuke Handbook, p. 135, no. 126. p. 294, no. 147 (top) for signature.
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
1818-1829
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 3.5 centimeters
Comment:
Compare Uida Reikichi: Netsuke Handbook, p. 135, no. 126. p. 294, no. 147 (top) for signature.
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)