Netsuke: manju netsuke with Ryu Sennin
Netsuke: manju netsuke with Ryu Sennin
Artist
Gyoku
(Japanese)
Dateearly 19th century
DimensionsH: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
diam: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)
Mediumivory
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1948.156A
Not on View
DescriptionA two-piece manju netsuke with Ryu Sennin; A rakan called Handaka Sonja conjuring a dragon from his bowl. (A rakan is one of sixteen main disciples of Buddha)
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Japanese Treasures: The Art of Netsuke Carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, 2000, p. 23, repr. (col.) (author Carolyn M. Putney).
19th century
19th century
mid 19th century
19th century
18th century
19th century
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