Netsuke: bamboo trunk
Netsuke: bamboo trunk
Artist
Gyokko
Period
Edo Period
(Japanese, 1615 - 1868)
Datemid 19th century
DimensionsH: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
Mediumstag antler
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1948.168
Not on View
DescriptionSimulates a bamboo trunk, decorated with bamboo motifs; two parts, inside, a bamboo cutter and bamboo sprout.
mid 19th century
Okabe Jakushi II, Hizen School, Nagasaki
about 1730, Edo Period (1600-1868)
about 1785 (Frame about 1820)
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), Reign of Qianlong (1735-1795)
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