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The agile young Minamoto no Yoshitsune parrying blows from the warrior-monk Benkei in the famous fight on the Gojō Bridge in Kyoto. This scene is also depicted in the print EA1983.67.
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. 96 on pp. 236-239, illus. pp. 237-239
Manjū, netsuke
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.
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.
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