Netsuke of Musician, Japan, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
Netsuke in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 81.1.122), catalogued by the museum's Asian Art department under the title “Netsuke of Musician”.
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 Wood and the dimensions as H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Musical Instruments, Men, Musicians. 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Wood
- Dimensions
- H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Netsuke
- Period recorded
- Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
- Culture recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Met object id
- 59202
- Museum object name
- Netsuke
- Museum object number
- 81.1.122
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
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