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1980.34.645

Netsuke toggle of ivory, in form of a figure standing with a child on his left shoulder.

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1980.34.645

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Collection type
Object
Description
Netsuke toggle of ivory, in form of a figure standing with a child on his left shoulder.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector F.V. Dickens
PRM source Hermann Arthur Gunther
PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period
Date made: Before 20/11/1923
Date collected
By 20 November 1923
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 58 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1980.34.645

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Figure, Children and Childcare, Toggle

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