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Netsuke in the form of a chestnut
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Details
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- Date
- 1880 - 1908
- Artist/maker
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probably Yamada Masanao (1848 - 1922) (carver)
- Material and technique
- wood, with carved decoration
- Dimensions
- 4.2 x 4 x 2.4 cm max. (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.3277
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Further reading
Impey, Oliver, Japanese Netsuke in Oxford: From the Ashmolean Museum, Pitt Rivers Museum, and the Museum of the History of Science (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1987), no. 40 on p. 31, illus. p. 31
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.
Location
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Second floor | Room 37 | Japan
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Second floor | Room 37 | Japan
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