Netsuke with Engraved Dragon in a Cloud
Datec.1900
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: ivory; silk
DimensionsOverall (measurements for disc; himotoshi insert: 2.5 x 2 x 1.2 cm): 0.9 x 6.6 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Lewis and Ruth Sherman
Object number2007.016.094 a,b
DescriptionNetsuke is an oval (tusk diameter) disc with a central oval himotoshi insert with perforation and brown silk cord. One side of disc has a dragon in a cloud pattern while the other has a decorative circular band.Status
Not on view
1903
