Netsuke of dancing islander with ball / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 1997/2.19
Title: Netsuke of dancing islander with ball
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: ivory
Object Creation Date: 1775-1825
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: Japan (nation)
Credit Line: Museum purchase made possible by a gift of Mrs. Ruth Sinsheimer and others, in memory of Joseph E. Sinsheimer, Professor of Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Toxicology, The University of Michigan
Period: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 6.2 cm x 3.7 cm x 2.5 cm (2 7/16 in. x 1 7/16 in. x 1 in.)
Century: Late 18th-Early 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: netsuke
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Secondary Object Type: netsuke
Primary Keywords: dancing; ivory carvings; netsuke
Secondary Keywords: arts; arts and related disciplines; disciplines; humanities; objects we use; people and culture; performing arts; sculpture; sculpture by function; sculpture by material; visual works; visual works by medium or technique
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1524 x 2598
File Size: 527 KB
Record: 1997/2.19
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-2.19/1997_2_19.jpg

In public portfolios: Faces Figures (111); Faces Figures unrestricted (60); Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868 (500)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1997-SL-2.19:1997_2_19.JPG

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Full citation: "Netsuke of dancing islander with ball; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-2.19/1997_2_19.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.