Netsuke of a seated man
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1801 - 1899
Materials
Ivory
Measurements
98 x 36 x 60 mm
Place of origin
Japan
Order this imageCollection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 216572
Summary
Ivory, netsuke of a seated man, Japanese, 19th century. A carved and painted ivory netsuke of a seated man holding an object in both hands, the proper left arm slightly twisted across the torso. Paintwork considerably worn with some chipping of the ivory.
Provenance
Purchased by National Trust in 1957 from William Lowry Lenox-Conyngham (1903–1957), shortly before his death, along with the other contents of Springhill