Manjū netsuke depicting Yang Guifei playing the flute to the Chinese Emperor

Details

• Title

  Manjū netsuke depicting Yang Guifei playing the flute to the Chinese Emperor

• Artist/maker

  Hamano Naotoshi (first half of the 19th century) (metalworker)

• Associated people

  Yang Guifei Yōhiki (719 - 756) (subject)

  Emperor Xuanzong (685 - 762) (subject)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1800 - 1850

• Material and technique

  shakudō with gold and silver applied decoration

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › shakudo;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke

• Dimensions

  3.22 cm (diameter)
  2.1 cm (height)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2001.68

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