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Ivory statue; netsuke, Japan, 1800-1939
This tiny ivory netsuke is in the form of a woman standing before a mortar. A pestle is in her hand and a child stands opposite. She could be grinding food or mixing a pharmacological preparation. The netsuke was made in Japan. Netsuke are carved toggle-like ornaments, usually made from either wood or ivory. They hang objects such as medicine boxes or tobacco pouches from the sash of a kimono – a …
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- netsuke
- Netsuke
Creator
- Science Museum, London
Subject
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- netsuke
- Netsuke
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Rights
- Credit: Science Museum, London
Source
- L0064912
Identifier
- L0064912
- Science Museum A69785
- vrkk3hm3
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-06-09T11:25:54.388Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-06-09T11:25:54.388Z