Netsuke

Description

Netsuke of carved elephant ivory, the tongue-cut sparrow, signed underneath: Japan, by Masanao (of Kyoto), c.1780-1800

Museum reference

A.1946.681

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Netsuke

Production information

Masanao (of Kyoto), c. 1780 - 1800 (fl.), Carver
Japan, East Asia

Date

Edo period, Japanese

Style / Culture

Edo period, Japanese

Materials

Elephant ivory, Ivory

Physical description

Elephant ivory

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p.111