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1980.34.144

Netsuke toggle of an octopus emerging from a jar. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/5/2005]

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1980.34.144

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Collection type
Object
Description
Netsuke toggle of an octopus emerging from a jar. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 12/5/2005]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Maker Ichitei
Field collector James Bellhouse Gaskell
PRM source Hermann Arthur Gunther
PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Length: max 40 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1980.34.144 Other numbers: Gaskell 1237A

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