Manjū netsuke with a takarabune, or treasure ship

Details

• Title

  Manjū netsuke with a takarabune, or treasure ship

• Artist/maker

  Meisai (active 19th century)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kantō › Tōkyō prefecture › Tōkyō (place of creation)

• Date

  19th century (1801 - 1900)

• Material and technique

  ivory, probably lathe-turned, with carved decoration, and stained with pigment

• Material index

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  turned;

  carved;

  coloured › stained

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke

• Dimensions

  2.65 cm (height)
  5 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.

  EA2001.127

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