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Netsuke of Chrysanthemum, Japan, 19th century

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

19th century

Netsuke in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 10.211.1240), catalogued by the museum's Asian Art department under the title “Netsuke of Chrysanthemum”.

The museum dates it 19th century and records its origin as Japan; Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912). The museum records the medium as Ivory carved in openwork and the dimensions as W. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Physical characteristics

Material
Ivory carved in openwork
Dimensions
W. 7/16 in. (1.1 cm); Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)

Technical characteristics

Classification
Netsuke
Period recorded
Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Culture recorded
Japan

Identification

Met object id
60322
Museum object name
Netsuke
Museum object number
10.211.1240

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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