Netsuke: Monkey and Crabs

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Title

Netsuke: Monkey and Crabs

Content partner

Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Collection

Dunedin Public Art Gallery

Description

Netsuke were born out of practical necessity. Because kimono have no pockets, objects such as smoking pipes, tobacco pouches, purses or small boxes (inro) were tied to one end of a cord and hung from the kimono sash (obi). The netsuke were attached to the other end to fasten the cord to the upper edge of the sash. The literal meaning of...

Format

Image

Creator

Masatomo (Japanese)

URL

https://collection.dunedin.art.museum/objects/6453

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