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1980.34.2560

Wooden netsuke toggle representing a butterfly dancer whose right hand is poised above her head. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/5/2005]

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1980.34.2560

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden netsuke toggle representing a butterfly dancer whose right hand is poised above her head. [N.B. 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 18/5/2005]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector J.G. Dalgliesh
Field collector John Gordon Dalgliesh
PRM source Hermann Arthur Gunther
PRM source Albert Everard Gunther
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
By 1939
Acquisition information
Loaned: 1944 Donated: 1980
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated, Process Inscribed
Dimensions
Height: max 43 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1980.34.2560

Search terms: Ornament, Figure, Dance, Clothing, Music, Toggle