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Title: Manju decorated with iris [Go to resource]
Description: Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1800 - 1868; Classification(s): netsuke, netsuke, carving, wood, carved and lacquered in gold; manju carved in high relief, leaves and calyx decorated with a red and gilt mosaic, the cord attached by a metal fitting; Acquisition: bequeathed by Marlay, Charles Brinsley, 1912, C.B. Marlay Bequest [MAR.O.18A-1912] Description: Netsuke, manju decorated with iris. Wood, carved and lacquered in gold. Circular manju in one section carved in high relief with an iris, the petals unfolding and two leaves encircling the bloom. The leaves and calyx are finely decorated with a red and gilt mosaic motif, the petals are outlined in brown and black, and the stamens are drawn in gold. The cord is attached by a metal chrysanthemum fitting which is secured to the netsuke with three small pins and it has a hinged metal ring. Format: text/html License: http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm Publisher: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK Rights holder: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK Subjects: netsuke
UnknownTemporal: name=Edo (Japanese period, 1615-1868); start=1800; end=1868 Source: Fitzwilliam Museum Creator: The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK Identifier: http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... Language: en-GB Format: text/html Go to resource More Like this...
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