Netsuke in the form of a wolf with turtle
Also known as: Netsuke in de vorm van een wolf met schildpad
Record status
Individual type · partial
Netsuke in the form of a wolf with turtle is held by Rijksmuseum. Museum description: Wolf, whose front paw rests on a turtle. Signed "tomotada". The museum record gives material recorded as On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands; measurements height 4 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- On loan from the Asian Art Society in The Netherlands
- Dimensions
- height 4 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- wood (plant material)
- Place recorded
- Japan; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.537
Identification
- Europeana id
- /90402/AK_MAK_994
- Museum object name
- Netsuke in de vorm van een wolf met schildpad
- 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.