Unknown Japanese
Ashinagi as street performer netsuke

Front overall
Ashinagi as street performer netsuke
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Ashinagi as street performer netsuke
Date1820–1920
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 1 5/16 × 1 1/8 in. (6.1 × 3.4 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacquelyn, David, and Leon Barish in memory of Marvin and Shirley Barish
Object number2023.402
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
ProvenanceJacquelyn Barish, Houston, 1979–2023; given to MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
None.

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Overall
Unknown Japanese
1820–1920
Striped wood
2023.416
Overall
Unknown Japanese
1820–1920
Wood
2023.407
Uchikake
Unknown Japanese
19th century
Silk
59.37
Meisen Unlined Robe (Nagagi) with Pattern of Waves
Unknown Japanese
pre-1930s
Warp, machine-spun silk, weft silk (Isesaki, Gunma Province)
2017.239
Provided by Asiatica Gallery
Unknown Japanese
c. 1950–1955
Warp, machine-spun silk, weft silk (Isesaki, Gunma Province)
2017.240
Meisen Unlined Robe (Nagagi) with Pattern of Moon and Waves
Unknown Japanese
c. 1950–1955
Warp, machine-spun silk, weft silk (Isesaki, Gunma Province)
2017.241
Provided by Asiatica Gallery
Unknown Japanese
c. 1950–1955
Warp, machine-spun silk, weft silk (Isesaki, Gunma Province)
2017.242
Front overall
Unknown Japanese
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.393
Front overall
Unknown Japanese
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.395
Overall
Unknown Japanese
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.404
Overall
Unknown Japanese
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.394