Accession No
1927.2158 B
Description
Fugu chochin (ふぐちょうちん). Lantern made from and presented as a pufferfish. Fish tail pointing upward. Lantern with a handle.
Place
Asia; East Asia; Japan
Period
Source
Strickland, Thomas Alfred Gerald [collector]; Strickland, Gertrude Giovanna Nesta [donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1927.2158 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Local Term
ふぐちょうちん (fugu chochin)
Measurements
Events
Context (Other owners)
Collected by Thomas Alfred Gerald Strickland, and donated by Gertrude Giovanna Nesta Strickland.
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card reads, 'Pair of fish lanterns'.
Event Date 1927
Author: maa
Context (Other owners)
Accession Register 12, p.247 records the donor as 'T.A.G. Strickland.' The source information entered for this record previously gave the donor as 'Mrs E.F. Strickland' and the collector as T.A.G. Strickland. It is not clear where the Mrs E.F. Strickland came from - Thomas Strickland does not seem to have had any relations with these initials. The Source field has been updated to match the Accession Register.
Event Date 31/1/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Context (References)
Cf.
Pitt Rivers Museum Collection, 1909.32.10, 'Lantern made from the skin of a pufferfish (fugu).'
Gardner, L. (2022) 'A Toxic Fascination: Pufferfish (Fugu) in Japanese Art and Culture', Pitt Rivers Object Collections. Accessed on 10 April 2025, at https://pittrivers-object.blogspot.com/2022/06/a-toxic-fascination-pufferfish-fugu-in.html
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
Description (Physical description)
Fugu chochin (ふぐちょうちん). Lantern made from and presented as a pufferfish. Fish tail pointing upward. Lantern with a handle.
Event Date 10/4/2025
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu
FM:323577
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