Manjū netsuke with a shishi playing with a ball

Details

• Title

  Manjū netsuke with a shishi playing with a ball

• Artist/maker

  Shōseki (around 1860)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1850 - 1870

• Material and technique

  turned ivory with carved and stained decoration

• Material index

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  carved;

  turned;

  coloured › stained

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke

• Dimensions

  1.5 x 4.2 x 2.7 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2001.47

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