Tobacco box with lid sliding on cords; oval; wood with lacquer and shell and stone overlay; on one side is Boy's Day carp banner and trees or clouds in relief; on other side are three samurai (one is overlord); round wood ojime with inlaid abalone in floral design, inlaid butterfly; ojime signed "Shibayama" (end 18th-19th century); red lacquer netsuke representing cat with smiling face, tail curled over back; length of box: 12.5 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan
Maker or artist:
Shibayama
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Shell (animal material) and Wood (plant material)
Inscription:
ojime signed "Shibayama" (end 18th - 19th century)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Netsukes
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Production date:
late 18th to 19th century
Accession date:
1909
Context of use:
Tobacco box; netsuke and ojime earlier and finer than box. [Different typeface on card: The netsuke represents an inu-hariko (dog-doll box having childbirth and erotic association) - see 9-16162a,b for another example.]
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
box— length 12.5 centimeters
Comment:
Marked missing 08/10/2010 -L.Weaver
Loans:
S1963-1964 #11: Oakland Public Museum (September 5, 1963–October 15, 1963) and S1964-1965 #97: First Savings and Loan Association (May 20, 1965–June 7, 1965)