Netsuke toggle of wood, in form of a sage figure. The sage is seated and a smaller image of him appears in the folds of his garment.

Collection type: Object
Description: Netsuke toggle of wood, in form of a sage figure. The sage is seated and a smaller image of him appears in the folds of his garment.
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector H. Streatfield; PRM source Hermann Arthur Gunther; PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period: Date made: Before 13/12/1923
Date collected: By 13 December 1923
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 52 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1980.34.658 Other numbers: 123

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