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Manjū netsuke depicting Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, carrying toys on a willow branchfront

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  • Manjū netsuke depicting Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, carrying toys on a willow branch (back)
  • Manjū netsuke depicting Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, carrying toys on a willow branch (detail)
  • Manjū netsuke depicting Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, carrying toys on a willow branch (detail)
  • Manjū netsuke depicting Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, carrying toys on a willow branch (detail)
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Manjū netsuke depicting Fukurokuju, one of the Seven Lucky Gods, carrying toys on a willow branch

  • Description

    The god Fukurokujin with treasures and toys hanging from a pole.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › Japan (place of creation)
    Date
    early 19th century
    Material and technique
    ivory, probably lathe-turned, with carved decoration, inlaid with silver, and stained with pigment
    Dimensions
    1.9 cm (height)
    5.2 cm (diameter)
    Material index
    organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory,
    processed material › metal › silver
    Technique index
    turned,
    formed › carved,
    carved,
    covered › inlaid,
    coloured › stained
    Object type index
    clothing › personal accessory › sagemono › netsuke
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001.
    Accession no.
    EA2001.65

  • 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. 43 on p. 114, illus. pp. 97 & 115

Glossary (2)

Manjū, netsuke

  • 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.

  • 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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Location

    • currently in research collection

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