Artist
Unknown Japanese
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Laughing man playing bells netsuke
Date1820–1920
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/16 × 15/16 × 1 1/4 in. (5.6 × 2.4 × 3.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacquelyn, David, and Leon Barish in memory of Marvin and Shirley Barish
Object number2023.392
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtIndividual provenance is provided in dated appraisal and individual object records.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed objects within this group include the names of the following artists: Toshiharu, Tamaishi, and Ōzan. See individual object records for more. Many are unsigned.
Signed on back in red
See individual records. Generally, most bear lotus petal-like in incising around the himatoshi, the holes through which a netsuke’s cords would be looped.
Catalogue raisonnéN/A
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Unknown Japanese
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.403
