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Kagamibuta Netsuke with Scene of a Woman Folding Cloth
Kagamibuta Netsuke with Scene of a Woman Folding Cloth
Kagamibuta Netsuke with Scene of a Woman Folding Cloth

Kagamibuta Netsuke with Scene of a Woman Folding Cloth

Datec.1840
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: ivory; shibuichi alloy (silver/copper); shakudo alloy (gold/copper); gold; silver;
DimensionsOverall (measurements of body; lid: 3.4 cm dia.): 15 x 4.4 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Lewis and Ruth Sherman
Object number2007.016.032 a,b
DescriptionMain portion of the netsuke, part (a), is circular and of ivory with a facetted exterior and a perforation at centre. Inner metal lid (part b) is circular and is inlaid and decorated with an image of a woman folding cloth (symbolic of a poem about the Tama River in Mushashi Province). Au verso is a metal loop.

Status
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