Netsuke, toggle of ivory

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This ivory netsuke is of a man planing wood inside the section of a barrel. 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 netsuke of a man making a barrel is reminiscent of one of Hokusai's prints in which Mt Fuji is seen through the barrel. The man is planing the inside. The cord would have to be passed through the netsuke as there are no special holes, himetoshi.

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• Online ID: 000-190-004-265-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1914.1319
• Date: 19th century
  
• Material: Ivory
  Netsuke
  
• Dimensions: 1.75" H
  
• What: Netsuke
  
• Subject: Netsuke / ivory
  
• Who:
• Where: Japan
  
• Event:
• Description: Netsuke of carved ivory, a man sitting within a hoop of short staves and planing the wood, signed: Japan, 19th century
  
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