Netsuke
1800-1850 (made)
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Netsuke of a fox, the shape-shifting spirit Gentarô, seated on its haunches and lovingly holding a drum horizontally in both paws at waist level and with its bushy tail curled below, while its head hangs down to the right, resting tenderly on the drum wrapped in its mother's skin, in carved wood.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved wood |
| Brief description | Netsuke of the shape-shifting fox spirit, Gentarô and his drum in carved and stained wood, signed Jugyoku, Japan, 1800-1850 |
| Physical description | Netsuke of a fox, the shape-shifting spirit Gentarô, seated on its haunches and lovingly holding a drum horizontally in both paws at waist level and with its bushy tail curled below, while its head hangs down to the right, resting tenderly on the drum wrapped in its mother's skin, in carved wood. |
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| Content description | Fox holding a drum |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Jugyoku (Incised on the underside of the netsuke.)
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| Gallery label | The shape-shifting fox spirit Gentarô and his drum
1800-1850
Signed ' Jugyoku'
Wood
Salting Bequest
Museum no. A.808-1910(October 2016) |
| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | A.808-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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