Netsuke: Raiden

Artist Masatami (Japanese, active 1848-1853)

Period Edo Period (Japanese, 1615 - 1868)

Dateearly to mid-19th century

Dimensions13/16 x 2 1/8 x 3/4 in. (2.1 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm)

Mediumivory

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee

Object number

1948.140A

Not on View

DescriptionA katabori netsuke; thunder god crouching on clouds. The accompanying inro shows him running with his bolts ready to strike.

Published ReferencesSilverman, Richard R., "The Toledo Museum of Art and its collection of netsuke," Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, p. 18, fig. 17 (col.).

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks, Toledo, 2009, p.40-41, repr. (col.).

Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Japanese Treasures: The Art of Netsuke Carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, 2000, p. 19, 28, 46 (det.), repr. (col.) (author Carolyn M. Putney).