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Date18th-19th century
Maker
Norishige
Japanese, 18 - 19th century
Label TextDuring the late Edo and early Meiji periods, it was very popular as a men's fashion to sport sagemono-tobacco pouch-suspended from a belt or obi. A small ornament called netsuke, attached to the top of the cord, served as a tool for securing the pouch string inside the belt. A great number of netsuke, made of wood, ivory, metal, and ceramic, were produced by skillful craftsmen and became quite fasionable. They provide us a view of the joyful expression of unrestricted craftsmanship at that time.
Object number33.386
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Spring and Summer in Japan,
February 28, 2002 - October 13, 2002Credit LineDuncan MacTavish Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 3/16 x 7/8 in. (3 x 2.3 cm)
L.: 1 1/2 in.
MediumIvory
Indian
ca. second half of the 9th century
Object number: 48.166
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 98.47.69
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