Netsuke of a Man among Rocks and Trees
Datec.1850
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: ivory, walrus; horn
DimensionsOverall: 3.9 x 1.6 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Lewis and Ruth Sherman
Object number2007.016.099
DescriptionNetsuke has a solid cylindrical shape, cut from the central section of a tusk, with a low relief carving of a man seated among rocks and trees. The man's eye is inlaid with black horn and the details are pigmented with black. There are two perforations at centre at one side threaded with a small section of black cord.Status
Not on view
c.1780
