Netsuke of a tengu hatching from an egg, carved and stained wood, signed Shumin
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1800-1875
This carved and stained wood netsuke is in the form of a tengu hatching from an egg. One of the most important was the profusely illustrated Sancai tuhui (Tripartite picture assembly), published around 1610.
Of particular interest were the illustrations of mythical people and fabulous beasts, such as the creature from yumin guo (land of winged-men) that hatches from an egg. This resembles what later became known as the Japanese tengu. By the Edo period (1615-1868), tengu were always represented as either long-nosed tengu or crow-tengu, such as this example.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 3.8 cm
- Materials and techniques
- Carved and stained wood
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O88903
- Museum object number
- A.907-1910
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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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