Netsuke in the form of a recumbent animal
Also known as: Netsuke in de vorm van een liggend dier
Record status
Individual type · partial
Netsuke in the form of a recumbent animal is held by Rijksmuseum. Museum description: Porcelain netsuke in the shape of a recumbent animal, painted on the glaze in blue, red, and black.
The animal wears a collar and the fur is rendered by means of incised lines. Arita. The museum record gives measurements height 1.9 cm; width 3.4 cm; depth 2.8 cm; place associated: Japan; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.537; Arita; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.56373. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- height 1.9 cm; width 3.4 cm; depth 2.8 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- porcelain (material); glaze
- Place recorded
- Japan; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.537; Arita; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.56373
Identification
- Europeana id
- /90402/BK_NM_5783_183
- Museum object name
- Netsuke in de vorm van een liggend dier
- 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.
Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.