Netsuke of Daruma, Japan, late 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 18th century
Netsuke in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 10.211.2346), catalogued by the museum's Asian Art department under the title “Netsuke of Daruma”.
The museum dates it late 18th century and records its origin as Japan; Edo period (1615–1868). The museum records the medium as Wood ornamented with gold and the dimensions as H. 3 in. (7.6 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Human Figures. 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
- Wood ornamented with gold
- Dimensions
- H. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Netsuke
- Period recorded
- Edo period (1615–1868)
- Culture recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Met object id
- 59397
- Museum object name
- Netsuke
- Museum object number
- 10.211.2346
Catalogue references
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