Kagamibuta netsuke: Benkei fighting a tiger

Permanent Link:

http://dpanther.fiu.edu/dpService/dpPurlService/purl/FI11090987/00001

Material Information

Title:

Kagamibuta netsuke: Benkei fighting a tiger

Physical Description:

sculpture -- antler (stag); with metal inlaid? -- height: 1 1/2 -- width: 1/2 -- depth: 1 1/2

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:

Netsukes
Small sculpture -- Japan
Wearable art -- Japan

Notes

General Note:

Kagamibuta netsuke is shaped like a manju, but with a metal disc serving as a lid to a shallow bowl, usually of ivory. The metal is usually decorated with a variety of metallurgical techniques.

General Note:

Benkei was a Japanese warrior monk (sōhei) who served Minamoto no Yoshitsune. He is commonly depicted as a man of great strength and loyalty, and a popular subject of Japanese folklore.

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:

FI11090987
MET 80.3.64 ( accession number )

dpSobek Membership

Aggregations:

The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum
Netsuke