Netsuke: tortoise sitting on water lily pad

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI11090984/00001

Material Information

Title:

Netsuke: tortoise sitting on water lily pad

Creator:

[Hogen Kantei]

Publication Date:

1701/1800

Physical Description:

sculpture -- ivory -- height: 1 1/4 -- width: 1 1/4 -- depth: 1/2

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.

Ownership:

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:

FI11090984
MET 80.3.61 ( accession number )

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
Netsuke