Ojime in the form of a European figure eating corn-on-the-cob

Details

• Title

  Ojime in the form of a European figure eating corn-on-the-cob

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  late 18th century

• Material and technique

  mixed metals

• Material index

  processed material › metal

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › ojime

• Dimensions

  2.3 x 1.3 x 1 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 35 | West meets East

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.3433

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