netsuke

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Title

netsuke

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Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Collection

Auckland Museum Collections

Description

netsuke; manju netsuke; made from ivory; circular disc shape with rounded edges; obverse and sides have carved relief depicting a man holding a katana in his right hand and a flowing fabric in his left hand; the details of the relief are inked in black dot and line work; the downturned mouth of the man is in red ink; the sides of the manju netsuke have waves of smoke incised in dot work and black ink; the centre of the obverse has a small raised circle; the reverse has a small loop for attach...

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Format

Image

Date created

Pre 1934

URL

https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/13139

Locations

Japan

Related subjects

Netsuke / Personal Carrying & Storage Gear / Personal Gear / 03 Personal Artifacts / Chenhall Nomenclature

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