Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan
(from 9th Nov 2012 until 27th Jan 2013)Discover exquisite embroideries, dyed silk and velvet panels, tapestries, and appliqué works
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Netsuke in the form of a dragon coiled around a bowl
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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1840 - 1870
Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)
- Artist/maker
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Hōryū (active c. 1840 - 1870) (carver)
- Material and technique
- ivory, with carved decoration
- Dimensions
- 4.8 x 3.9 x 1.9 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001.
- Accession no.
- EA2001.125
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Further reading
Florence: Museo degli argenti, Palazzo Pitti, 3 April 2012 - 1 July 2012, Di Linea e di Colore: Il Giappone, le Sue Arti e l'Incontro con l'Occidente [= Line and Colour], Francesco Morena, ed. (Livorno: Sillabe, 2012), cat. I.108, p.198, p.487, illus. p.198
Glossary
netsuke
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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.
Past Exhibition
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Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan
(from 9th Nov 2012 until 27th Jan 2013)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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