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Netsuke in the form of a sage with drum and staff

Also known as: Netsuke in de vorm van een heilige met trommel en staf

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Netsuke in the form of a sage with drum and staff is held by Rijksmuseum. Museum description: Daoist sage (sennin) with drum and staff. Polychromed wood. The museum record gives material recorded as On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands; measurements height 13 cm; place associated: Japan; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.537. 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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Physical characteristics

Material
On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands
Dimensions
height 13 cm

Technical characteristics

Technique
wood (plant material)
Place recorded
Japan; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.537

Identification

Europeana id
/90402/AK_MAK_998
Museum object name
Netsuke in de vorm van een heilige met trommel en staf
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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