Netsuke of Oni (demon) comforted by a warrior and a Niô (fierce guardian) / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 1997/2.21
Title: Netsuke of Oni (demon) comforted by a warrior and a Niô (fierce guardian)
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: 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: 2.8 cm x 4 cm x 3.5 cm (1 1/8 in. x 1 9/16 in. x 1 3/8 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: netsuke
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Keywords: demon; netsuke; wood
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; descriptors; legendary creatures; materials; materials by origin; objects we use; plant material; sculpture; sculpture by function; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; wood and wood products
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1228 x 1036
File Size: 169 KB
Record: 1997/2.21
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-2.21/1997_2.21.jpg

In public portfolios: 0 - Highlights of the Japanese Collection (354); 0 - Supernatural in Japanese Art (14); Asian 480: Strange Ways - 11/17/2015 (9); Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868 (500); Monsters, demons, devils, and robots (128)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1997-SL-2.21:1997_2.21.JPG

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Full citation: "Netsuke of Oni (demon) comforted by a warrior and a Niô (fierce guardian); Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-2.21/1997_2.21.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 16, 2024.