netsuke

Netsuke in carved water buffalo horn, with on the top a square study in relief of a noble man and woman. The man is on the left side supporting a flute with his right hand and has his left hand on the woman's shoulder. She is playing a flute and has her right hand on the man's left shoulder. The man is wearing the hat of a nobleman. The woman has a bird-shaped comb and a peony on the top of her head. The background is decorated with a basket pattern. There are three peonies on the base. Pairs of metal nails in the corners which may have been added later.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
9.517
Date
Late Edo period
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1.5748 x 1.7717 x .748 in.; 40 x 45 x 19 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
horn
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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