Wooden netsuke of a man's head. [ZM 30/7/2004]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden netsuke of a man's head. [ZM 30/7/2004]
Long description: Wooden netsuke of a man's head. A circular hole has been carved away for the mouth and there are Japanese symbols on the back of the head. This is joined by a cord to 1980.34.1030 .1 - .3., which is a tobacco box and an ivory skull. [ZM 30/7/2004]
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 12/04/1928
Date collected: By 12 April 1928
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Incised
Dimensions: Height: max 40 mm, Length: max 55 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1980.34.1994
Research and responses: Two black and white images, one of the back and one of the front, are on page 251 of Netsuke Images Book 5, which is in Collections Management. [ZM 30/7/2004]

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