Netsuke: The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI11090907/00001

Material Information

Title:

Netsuke: The Tongue-Cut Sparrow

Creator:

UNKNOWN, Japanese

Publication Date:

1801/1850

Physical Description:

sculpture -- medium: ivory -- height: 1 -- width: 13/4 -- depth: 13/8

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Netsukes
Art -- Japan

Notes

General Note:

Netsukes are miniature sculptures that were invented in 17th-century Japan to serve as a buttonlike fixture on a sash, from which small personal belongings were hung.

Ownership:

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University

Dates or Sequential Designation:

Date is approximately 1801 to 1850

Record Information

Source Institution:

Florida International University

Holding Location:

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum

Rights Management:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Resource Identifier:

FI11090907
MET 76.23.17 ( accession number )

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
Netsuke