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1980.34.2286

Ivory netsuke toggle in the form of a woman holding a fan and leaning up against a nine tailed fox with an attendant crouching next to her. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/5/2005]

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1980.34.2286

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ivory netsuke toggle in the form of a woman holding a fan and leaning up against a nine tailed fox with an attendant crouching next to her. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/5/2005]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Height: max 35 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1980.34.2286
Associated publications
Reference: Fox magic : handbook of Chinese witchcraft and alchemy in the Fox Tradition., Main author: Jason Read; Oxford, 2021, Page: Cover, Page illustrated: Cover

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Figure, Toggle, Animal Figure