A netsuke toggle made from a ?peach stone in the form of a drinking vessel [.1] carved with a scene of an old man and an ox. The vessel has a moveable cap [.2] and a brass bead [.3]on a string. [LB 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/5/2005]

Collection type: Object
Description: A netsuke toggle made from a ?peach stone in the form of a drinking vessel [.1] carved with a scene of an old man and an ox. The vessel has a moveable cap [.2] and a brass bead [.3]on a string. [LB 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 23/5/2005]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: PRM source Hermann Arthur Gunther; PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1936
Date collected: By 1936
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Pigment, Material String Plant, Material Walnut Wood Plant, Material Plant Seed Capsule, Process Carved, Process Hollowed, Process Stained
Dimensions: Length: max 40 mm, Length: max 10 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1980.34.2419.1 Accession number: 1980.34.2419.2 Accession number: 1980.34.2419.3

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