Netsuke in the form of an awabi fisherman

Details

• Title

  Netsuke in the form of an awabi fisherman

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1810 - 1830

• Material and technique

  ivory, with carved and stained decoration

• Material index

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  carved;

  coloured › stained

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke

• Dimensions

  6.1 cm (height)
  2.2 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented, 1976.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1976.29

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