Netsuke in the form of Raiden, the god of thunder

Details

• Title

  Netsuke in the form of Raiden, the god of thunder

• Artist/maker

  Kanō Tomokazu (c. 1770 - 1840) (carver)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan (place of creation)

• Date

  1800 - 1830

• Material and technique

  wood, with carved decoration

• Material index

  organic › vegetal › wood

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke

• Dimensions

  3.5 x 3.3 x 3.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.1721

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