Netsuke: kagamibuta with a bridge scene
Netsuke: kagamibuta with a bridge scene
Period
Edo Period
(Japanese, 1615 - 1868)
Dateearly 17th-late 19th Century
Dimensionsdiam: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Mediumivory and shibuichi with copper and gold plate
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1950.103A
Not on View
DescriptionA Kagamibuta netsuke; Ivory (bowl), shibuichi (an alloy of copper, silver and 1/4 part gold) with copper and gold plate (lid).
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Japanese Treasures: The Art of Netsuke Carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, 2000, p. 14, repr. (col.) (author Carolyn M. Putney).
19th century
early 20th century
mid 19th century
about 1850
mid 19th century
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
mid 19th century
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