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1980.34.1935

Wooden netsuke of figure watching wrestling match between a skeleton and a monster. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/4/2005]

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1980.34.1935

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden netsuke of figure watching wrestling match between a skeleton and a monster. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 27/4/2005]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Hermann Arthur Gunther
PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period
Date made: Before 24/05/1927
Date collected
By 24 May 1927
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Height: max 37 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1980.34.1935
Research and responses

Emma-O, also Yemma Ten or Yemma Dai O, is the King of Hell. See 'Legend in Japanese Art' by Henri L. Joly, p. 398. [El.B 09/02/2012]

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