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On display at V&A South Kensington
Japan, Room 45, The Toshiba Gallery

Netsuke

1775-1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Netsuke in katabori ('shape carving') form of a tortoise and its young on the lower right-side of its mother's shell, moving towards the rear, in carved and stained wood with inlaid eyes, and with a pair of cord-holes (himotôshi) on the underside.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Carved and stained wood with inlaid eyes
Brief description
Netsuke of a tortoise and its young in carved and stained wood, signed Tametaka, Japan, 1775-1825
Physical description
Netsuke in katabori ('shape carving') form of a tortoise and its young on the lower right-side of its mother's shell, moving towards the rear, in carved and stained wood with inlaid eyes, and with a pair of cord-holes (himotôshi) on the underside.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.44cm
  • Width: cm
  • Depth: cm
  • Height: 1.90cm (Note: Measurements taken from the register, converted from inches.)
Content description
Tortoise and its young
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'Tametaka' with a kaô (The signature is signed on the underside.)
Gallery label
Tortoise and its young 1775-1825 Signed 'Tametaka' Stained wood with inlaid eyes Murray Bequest Museum no. A.1037-1910(2016)
Credit line
Murray Bequest
Object history
Bequeathed by Captain H. B. Murray, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
A.1037-1910

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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