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1980.34.2346

A wood netsuke toggle of a male figure with a child empress whose face and fan are of ivory. [LB 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/5/2005]

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1980.34.2346

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Collection type
Object
Description
A wood netsuke toggle of a male figure with a child empress whose face and fan are of ivory. [LB 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/5/2005]
Geographical reference
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector C. Kerbert
Field collector C. Kerlandbert
PRM source Hermann Arthur Gunther
PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1935
Date collected
By 1935
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes
Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Material Wood Plant, Material Mother of Pearl Shell, Process Perforated, Process Carved, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Height: max 47 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1980.34.2346

Search terms: Clothing, Ornament, Figure, Toggle