Netsuke, toggle of ivory (detail)

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This netsuke made of ivory is carved into a ball of comic masks. A netsuke is used to fasten an inro, a small lacquered container, which hung from the sash of a man's kimono. They became miniature art forms in their own right.

This detail of a netsuke formed of a ball of comic masks shows a mask possibly of a tengu or wood sprite. The himetoshi, holes for passing the cord through are both in the base.

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• Online ID: 000-190-002-132-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1946.195
• Date: 19th century
  
• Material: Ivory
  Netsuke
  
• Dimensions: 1.25" x 1.50" x 1.50"
  
• What: Netsuke
  
• Subject: Netsuke / ivory
  
• Who: No theatre
  
• Where: Japan
  
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• Description: Netsuke of carved ivory, a cluster of thirteen No masks: Japan, 19th century
  
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