Manjū netsuke with a head and shoulders portrait of a rakan

Details

• Title

  Manjū netsuke with a head and shoulders portrait of a rakan

• Artist/maker

  Ikkōsai Kōjitsu (1833 - 1893)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1840 - 1870

• Material and technique

  turned ivory with carved and stained decoration and various inlaid materials

• Material index

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory;

  processed material › metal;

  processed material › glass;

  organic › vegetal › resin › lacquer

• Technique index

  carved;

  turned

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke

• Dimensions

  4.45 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.

  EA2001.52

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