Tobacco box with netsuke, 1840
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1840
Tobacco box with netsuke, 1840 is held by National Museum of World Cultures Foundation, dated 1840. Museum description: A braided and lacquered pouch with a partially overhanging lid, the cords running through three external guides with a round piece of root wood at the end as a netsuke. Two copper rings of unequal size serve as sliding beads. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048221/europeana_fashion_805206
- Museum object name
- Tobacco box with netsuke
- Holding institution
- National Museum of World Cultures Foundation
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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