Accession No

1927.830 A


Description

Netsuke. Ivory carving of a man, seated cross legged, feeding a dragon.


Place

Asia; East Asia; Japan


Period


Source

Ridgeway, William (Professor Sir) [bequeather]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1927.830 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ivory


Local Term

Netsuke


Measurements

34mm x 32mm x 30mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Ivory netsuke of an old man feeding a dragon.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Display)
On display in the Maudslay Hall, CUMAA, from 1990. Display label (2020) reads, '9 Netsuké / An old man feeding a dragon, holding a bowl [sic] of food in one hand and a bowl in the other. Signed with the maker's name on the base.'
Event Date 1990
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Netsuke. Ivory carving of a man, seated cross legged, feeding a dragon. The man is holding a bowl in one hand and a circular object in the other. One of the dragon's claws is reaching towards the ball of food, with the other positioned below the head of the dragon. The dragon's body is entwined around the man with the scales visible from the underside. The maker's mark is visible on the base and is made up of three Kanji symbols.
Event Date 5/6/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


Conservation (Surface Clean)
CON.2025.6223 | Surface Clean
Event Date 7/7/2025
Author: Stephanie De Roemer


FM:90500

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