Comb
1850-1888 (made)
| Place of origin |
Comb, wedge shaped, in blond tortoiseshell, the upper part carved in openwork with a carp in frothy water.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Blond tortoiseshell carved in openwork |
| Brief description | Comb, blond tortoiseshell, carved in openwork with a carp in frothy water, Japan, 1850-1888 |
| Physical description | Comb, wedge shaped, in blond tortoiseshell, the upper part carved in openwork with a carp in frothy water. |
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| Content description | carp in frothy water |
| Style | |
| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1888. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 84-1888 |
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| Record created | November 12, 2002 |
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