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Room 37 | Japan 1600-1850 gallery

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Japan 1600-1850 gallery

Galleries : 175 objects

Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandalside

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  • Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal (side)
  • Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal (side)
  • Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal (side)
  • Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal (side)
  • Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal (oblique)
  • Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal (oblique)
  • Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal (bottom)
  • Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal (top)
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Netsuke in the form of two toads on a sandal

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    Associated place
    Japan (place of creation)
    Date
    19th century (1801 - 1900)
    Artist/maker
    probably Shawa Masanao (active 19th century) (carver)
    Material and technique
    bamboo, with carved decoration, and stained with pigment
    Dimensions
    2.8 x 7.2 x 5.1 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    bamboo
    Technique index
    carved,
    carved,
    stained
    Object type index
    netsuke,
    figurine,
    model,
    sandal,
    model
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by R. S. Newall, 1978.
    Accession no.
    EA1978.144

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netsuke

Location

    • Second floor | Room 37 | Japan

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