Netsuke, toggle of ivory (detail)

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 of a old man. The himetoshi, holes for passing the cord through are both in the base.

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Online ID:	000-190-002-129-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1946.195
Date:	19th century
Material:	Ivory
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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