Tales in the Round: Manjū Netsuke and Japanese Woodblock Prints
(from 30th Apr until 22nd Sep 2013)Discover dramatic episodes from Japanese culture in these exquisitely carved objects and prints.
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Manjū netsuke depicting a Sanbasō dancer and mask box bearer, with an uprooted pine sapling on the reverse
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Description
Children dressed as performers in the Nō play ‘Okina’.
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- probably 1820 - 1860
- Artist/maker
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Kikugawa workshop (active 19th century)probably Kikugawa Ryūgoku (active c. 1820 - c. 1860)
- Material and technique
- ivory, probably lathe-turned, with shishiaibori (sunken relief carving), kebori (fine line) engraving, and inlaid with red and black lacquer, and with green lacquer or possibly malachite
- Dimensions
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2.1 cm (height)
5.15 cm (diameter)
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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.
- EA2001.41
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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. 49 on p. 126, illus. p. 127
Glossary (3)
Manjū, lacquer, netsuke
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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.
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lacquer
Chinese and Japanese lacquer is made from the sap of the lacquer tree, which is indigenous to Eastern China. It is applied to wood as a varnish or for decorative effect. In India and the Middle East, lacquer is made from the deposit of the lac insect.
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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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Tales in the Round: Manjū Netsuke and Japanese Woodblock Prints
(from 30th Apr until 22nd Sep 2013)
Location
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- currently in research collection
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