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Netsuke in the form of Taira no Koremochi defending himself against a witch
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Description
A scene from the Nō play Momijigari (Maple Viewing), showing the warrior Taira no Koremochi defending himself from a witch. The warrior fell asleep while sharing a picnic with a princess on Mount Togakushi. On waking, the princess had transformed into a witch, and Koremochi quickly dispatched her with a sword given to him by the god Hachiman.
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Details
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- Date
- early 19th century
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Taira no Koremochi (active 10th century AD) (subject)
- Material and technique
- narwhal ivory, with carved decoration, and stained with pigment
- Dimensions
- 4.25 x 3.8 x 2.4 cm (height x width x depth)
- Material index
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organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › ivory › whale ivory › narwhal ivory,organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › whale tooth › whale ivory › narwhal ivory,organic › animal › tooth › mammal tooth › whale tooth › narwhal ivory
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by C. W. Christie Miller, 1959.
- Accession no.
- EA1959.78
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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. 18 on p. 19, illus. p. 19
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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