Button, Japan, 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
19th century
1539: Daikoku (a god of luck) with rice-bowl, rat and miner's mallet 1539A: a female pearl diver, attacked by cuttlefish 1539B: Two scarecrows beneath a cherry tree 1539C: Ebisu (a god of luck) with a carp hanging from his fishing rod 1539D: A warrior with a boy attendant, on the road 1539E: A general, playing a flute, about to cross a bridge 1539F: A nightingale on a plum tree 1539G: Teh poet Narihira, seated, viewing mount Fuji 1539H: Fuji-kōshi no Riō, the dragon of Fuji, in gold, enveloped in clouds 1539I: One of the Six Poets watching the flight of geese 1539J: Two nami-no-chidori or 'wave birds' rising from wave crests.
1539K: Two bee hives and plants, with sparrow above 1539L: The poet Narihira, crossing the Tamagawa 1539M: An anzanshi, a scarecrow formed by a hat, a rain cloak and a bow and arrow 1539N: A plum tree and the moon
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Japan
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O467407
- Museum object number
- 1539-1904
- Object history (museum record)
- Given by the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Bart., M.P. in accordance with the wishes of the late Lady Dilke. Accessioned in 1904. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
- 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
- Research required: confirm the wider type and source attribution against specialist references.