Netsuke of a Noh Actor with Rotating Faces
Artist
Matsuyama
(Japanese)
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: ivory
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGiven in memory of J.E. (Ted) Browne by his wife Cora
Object numberSC1028
DescriptionRobed kneeling figure of a Noh dancer with a fan in left hand proper and the other arm raised. Face of figure is a separate piece that turns to reveal a calm face and a grimacing face. Finely incised overall with patterns of foliage - 2 joined perforations in back.Status
Not on viewUtagawa Hirosada
mid 19th-19th Century
Banko Ware
Tsukioka Kogyo
c.1900