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Manjū netsuke depicting Chōhi and Kan'u

  • Description

    Chōhi and Kan’u were two famous generals fighting for the cause of a third general, Ryūbi, to become the rightful leader of the state of Shu Han. Kan’u is also depicted in the print EA1971.113.

  • Details

    Associated place
    AsiaJapanHonshūKantōTōkyō prefecture Tōkyō (place of creation)
    Date
    early 19th century
    Artist/maker
    Genryōsai Minkoku (active mid-19th century)
    Associated people
    Guan Yu (died AD 219) (subject)
    Zhang Fei (died AD 221) (subject)
    Material and technique
    ivory, probably lathe-turned, carved in low relief, and stained with pigment
    Dimensions
    2.39 cm (height)
    5.8 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    Technique index
    formed carved,
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001.
    Accession no.
    EA2001.45
  • Further reading

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 23 April-22 September 2013, Manjū: Netsuke from the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Joyce Seaman, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2013), no. 9 on p. 40, illus. p. 41

Glossary (2)

Manjū, netsuke

  • Manjū

    The manjū is a type of netsuke or toggle which takes its name from a round, sweet, bean paste-filled bun. A greater dynamism can often be achieved on the front and back of the netsuke than with other three-dimensional carving.

  • netsuke

    The netsuke is a form of toggle that was used to secure personal items suspended on cords from the kimono sash. These items included purses, medicine cases or tobacco paraphernalia.

Location

    • currently in research collection

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