Netsuke

anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1900

Three Carved Toggles (Netsuke). Netsuke, or toggles, were used to fasten personal items to the obi, or sash, of a man’s kimono. Often they are inventively decorated and take on the most diverse shapes, by means of which the wearer could display his own taste. With these three mask netsuke, the owner was obviously showing his love for No.

  • Artwork typenetsuke
  • Object numberAK-MAK-980
  • Dimensionsheight 5 cm x width 3.3 cm x depth 2.5 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Netsuke

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-980

  • Description

    Masker van de heks Hannya.

Creation

  • Creation

    houtsnijder: anonymous, Japan

  • Dating

    c. 1800 - c. 1900

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 5 cm x width 3.3 cm x depth 2.5 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

  • Aziatische Kunst uit het legaat Westendorp (cat.). Bulletin van de Vereeniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 17-18 (1968), nr. 31.

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