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Ivory netsuke, Japan, 1701-1900
This ivory netsuke was made in Japan. It is in the form of a rabbit-like creature grinding with a mortar and pestle. This imagery almost certainly refers to the ‘Hare in the Moon’, a messenger of the moon deity. The creature mixes the elixir of immortality with his mortar and pestle. Netsuke are toggle-like ornaments. They hang objects such as medicine boxes or tobacco pouches from the sash of a k…
Créateur
- Science Museum, London
Thème
- netsuke
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Netsuke
Créateur
- Science Museum, London
Thème
- netsuke
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Netsuke
Institution partenaire
Agrégateur
Licence du support dans cet enregistrement (sauf indication contraire)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Droits
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0065525
Identificateur
- L0065525
- Science Museum A641096
- hxmc9qjj
Pays fournisseur
- United Kingdom
Nom de la collection
Première publication sur Europeana
- 2019-06-09T12:24:37.012Z
Dernière mise à jour de l'Institution partenaire
- 2019-06-09T12:24:37.012Z