Netsuke formed from a walnut shell, carved all over with masks

Details

• Title

  Netsuke formed from a walnut shell, carved all over with masks

• Artist/maker

  Seimin (active late 19th century) (carver)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  late 19th century

• Material and technique

  walnut, with carved decoration, and inlaid with ivory

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › fruit › nut › walnut;

  organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

• Technique index

  carved;

  covered › inlaid

• Object type

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke

• Dimensions

  3.9 x 2.8 x 2.9 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Oppenheim.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.1345

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