Netsuke: catfish curled around a gourd

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI11090914/00001

Material Information

Title:

Netsuke: catfish curled around a gourd

Creator:

Tadayoshi

Publication Date:

1801/1840

Physical Description:

sculpture -- 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. -- boxwood, ivory

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Netsukes
Small sculpture -- Japan
Wearable 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.

Funding:

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University

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:

FI11090914
MET 76.23.6 ( accession number )

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
Netsuke