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96/60/12 Netsuke, dress accessory, toggle, in a shape of 'Ghost who towers over a little human figure', boxwood, maker unknown, Japan, 1700-1900
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Object statement
Netsuke, dress accessory, toggle, in a shape of 'Ghost who towers over a little human figure', boxwood, maker unknown, Japan, 1700-1900
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
This object was part of a collection owned by the donors Alastair and Hedda Morrison. It was purchased from a Sotheby's sale 9/7/68 (item 717). Prior tho that it had been part of the Hindson Collection. Prior to that it had apparently been part of the Reiss Collection (sale catalogue lot 524 illus. p1). It was exhibited at the Red Cross Exhibition, 1915, No. 172 illustrated in the catalogue, pl. 49.

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Description
Netsuke, dress accessory, toggle, in a shape of a ghost who towers over a little human figure', boxwood, maker unknown, Japan, 1700-1900. Handcarved wooden form. Depicts long skinny figure, with an elongated neck and a grotesque face, dressed in robes. At the ghost's feet stands a small human figure head tilted to gaze upwards.

Designed: Japan

Made: Japan; 1700 - 1799


Owned: Morrison, Alastair; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Owned: Morrison, Hedda; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Marks
No marks
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
96/60/12
Height
83 mm
Width
22 mm
Depth
25 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by Alastair Morrison, 1996

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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