Cicada on a pea pod

Japanese Collection

Accession Nr.: 1681
Type: bone objects; object for daily use; lacquers; ivory carving; netsuke; accessory
Date of production:
mid-19th century
Edo (Tokugawa) period or Meiji era
Place of production:
Acquisition: collection of Ferenc Hopp
Materials/Techniques: ivory, lacquer
Dimensions: height: 2 cm
width: 2 cm
depth: 4.5 cm
Japanese men kept their personal belongings in the belt of their kimono. These were fastened to the belt of the kimono: a suspension cord attached to the object ran under the textile sash with a counterweight knotted on the other end. Unsigned. Based on analogies: Ōhara Mitsuhiro (maker).