Netsuke of demon hiding under a straw hat / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 2002/2.24
Title: Netsuke of demon hiding under a straw hat
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: wood
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: Japan (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of the William T. and Dora G. Hunter Collection
Period: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 3 cm x 3.5 cm x 2.4 cm (1 3/16 in. x 1 3/8 in. x 15/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: netsuke
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Keywords: demon; miniature (size attribute); netsuke; sculpture; wood (sculpture by material)
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; attributes and properties; attributes and properties by specific type; descriptors; form attributes; legendary creatures; objects we use; sculpture by function; sculpture by material; size (extent); size by specific type; visual works; visual works by medium or technique
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1302 x 1235
File Size: 214 KB
Record: 2002/2.24
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.24/2002_2.24vw1.jpg

In public portfolios: Asian 480: Strange Ways - 11/17/2015 (9); Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868 (500)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:2002-SL-2.24:2002_2.24VW1.JPG

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Full citation: "Netsuke of demon hiding under a straw hat; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.24/2002_2.24vw1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.