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1980.34.22

Netsuke toggle, square, carved from wood, with a butterfly within a circle on one surface [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/4/2005]

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1980.34.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Netsuke toggle, square, carved from wood, with a butterfly within a circle on one surface [L.Ph 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 1/4/2005]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Bizen Okayama
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Maker Kozan
Field collector Hermann Arthur Gunther
PRM source Hermann Arthur Gunther
PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period
Date made: Before 01/1903
Date collected
January 1903
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Inlaid, Process Inscribed, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 35 mm, Width: max 35 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1980.34.22

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