Manjū netsuke depicting Sasaki Takatsuna and Kajiwara Kagesue crossing the Uji River

Details

• Title

  Manjū netsuke depicting Sasaki Takatsuna and Kajiwara Kagesue crossing the Uji River

• Artist/maker

  Ichiyūsai Naomitsu (active mid - late 19th century)

• Associated people

  Kajiwara Kagesue (1162 - 1200) (subject)

  Sasaki Takatsuna (active 2nd half of the 12th century) (subject)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

  Asia › Japan (Uji River) (subject)

• Date

  late 19th century

• Material and technique

  ivory, probably lathe-turned, with carved decoration, and stained with pigment; replacement cord, probably silk

• Material index

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk

• Technique index

  turned;

  carved;

  coloured › stained;

  woven

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke

• Dimensions

  2.4 cm (height)
  5.2 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2001.82

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