Netsuke representing a reclining buffalo
Also known as: Netsuke voorstellend een liggende buffel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Netsuke representing a reclining buffalo is held by Rijksmuseum. Museum description: Representation of a reclining buffalo (Ushi) with heavily accentuated hair. Inscription on the left hind leg. The museum record gives material recorded as On loan from the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst; measurements height 3 cm; length 5 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 Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst
- Dimensions
- height 3 cm; length 5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- ivory
- Place recorded
- Japan; urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.537
Identification
- Europeana id
- /90402/AK_MAK_1448
- Museum object name
- Netsuke voorstellend een liggende buffel
- 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.