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 Kintarō wrestling with a snake
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Description
The nobleman Yasumasa is unaware that the villainous Hakadamare has crept up behind him to rob him. Hakadamare was overcome by the beauty of the flute music in the moonlight and desisted from the deed. Yasumasa rewarded him handsomely. This scene is also depicted in the print EA1971.220.
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
- mid-19th century
- Artist/maker
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Hōryūsai Meijitsu (active mid-19th century)
- Associated people
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Sakata no Kintoki (died 1021) (subject)
- Material and technique
- ivory, probably lathe-turned, with carved decoration, inlaid with coral, malachite, and mother-of-pearl, and stained with red and black pigment
- Dimensions
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1.85 cm (height)
5.7 cm (diameter)
- Material index
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organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory,organic › animal › shell › pearlshell › mother-of-pearl
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001.
- Accession no.
- EA2001.83
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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. 79 on p. 194, illus. p. 195
Glossary (2)
Manjū, 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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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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