netsuke

Square netsuke in the form of a study of a nobleman and woman in relief. Material unknown. On the top, the woman on the right side is playing a flute. The man on the left side carries a flute in his right hand and has his left hand on the woman's shoulder. He wears the hat of a nobleman. The woman has a comb in the shape of a bird in her hair and a peony on top of her head. The background is decorated with a basketry pattern. On the reverse are three peonies. Both sides have two dots made of iron in the four corners. Same design as 9.517.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
9.519
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1.4567 x 1.7717 x .8268 in.; 37 x 45 x 21 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
horn
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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