Manjū netsuke depicting a small boy carrying Hotei's sack

Details

• Title

  Manjū netsuke depicting a small boy carrying Hotei's sack

• Artist/maker

  Naohiro (active 19th century)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1800 - 1900

• Material and technique

  turned ivory with carved and stained decoration attached to a cord with beads of various materials

• Material index

  processed material › glass;

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory;

  processed material › metal;

  processed material › textile

• Technique index

  carved;

  turned;

  coloured › stained

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke

• Dimensions

  3.7 cm (diameter)
  1.8 cm (height)
  hanging 19 cm max (length)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2001.58

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