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Manjū netsuke depicting manzai dancers at New Year
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Details
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- Date
- c. 1800 - 1872
- Artist/maker
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Hōjitsu Meikeisai (c. 1800 - 1872)
- Material and technique
- ivory, probably lathe-turned, with carved decoration, and stained with pigment
- Dimensions
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2.2 cm (height)
6.35 cm (diameter)
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organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory
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- No. of items
- 2
- Credit line
- Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001.
- Accession no.
- EA2001.131
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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. 41 on p. 110, illus. p. 111
Glossary (3)
Manjū, manzai, 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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manzai
Manzai dancing originated in China and has been performed in Japan since the eighth century. Traditional manzai had two representatives from a shrine or temple. One of them played the ‘wit’ and the other the ‘straight man’.
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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
see (1)-
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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