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Source Description
A carved ivory netsuke in the shape of an awabi shell with a piece of annularia on the outside. Some perforations on the outside edge.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
35926
label
Netsuke in the Shape of an Awabi Shell
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
35926
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Netsuke in the Shape of an Awabi Shell
description
A carved ivory netsuke in the shape of an awabi shell with a piece of annularia on the outside. Some perforations on the outside edge.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
early 19th century (Edo)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
netsukes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
3.3
height
4.4
dimensionsRaw
1 5/16 x 1 3/4 in. (3.3 x 4.4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
inscriptions
[Signature] Hidemasa
med
ivory, annularia
creator_ids
1873
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
275
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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