Netsuke, carved wood, Shoki fighting demon, Japan, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
The netsuke is a toggle. Above all they had to have the means of attaching the cord. This is a three-dimensional carving, such as this netsuke of Shoki fighting a three-eyed demon.
This netsuke depicts the stereotypical representation of Shoki in Chinese court robes with a long beard and welding a sword. This example is signed Kou. Netsuke in wood of Shoki fighting a three-eyed demon, signed Kou, Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Carved wood
- Dimensions
- Height: 2.86 cm
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Kou
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O492970
- Museum object name
- Netsuke
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- A.773-1910
- Museum system number
- O492970
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 the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.