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Okimono, or ornament, in the form of a monkey holding a branchside

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Okimono, or ornament, in the form of a monkey holding a branch

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Associated place

Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kantō › Tōkyō prefecture (place of creation)

Date

c. 1900

Material and technique

ivory, with carved decoration

Dimensions

with branch 6.6 x 14 x 5.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)
without branch 6.6 x 7.6 x 5.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

Material index

organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory

Technique index

carved,

formed › carved

Object type index

sculpture › okimono,

sculpture › figure › figurine

No. of items

2

Credit line

Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

Accession no.

EA1956.3998

Glossary

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okimono

okimono

Japanese for 'ornament' or 'ornament for display'. It is often a free-standing figure.

Location

- Second floor | Room 36 | Japan

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