M0004140EA: Netsuke of seated man, holding right shin / M0004140EB: Netsuke of seat man, shin facing forward

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Wood man, right shin, Moxa.

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Wood man, right shin, Moxa.

Photograph of two wooden Netsuke. One is of a seated man, holding his right shin. The other is of a seated man, with his shin facing forward. Netsuke are ornaments worn with a Kimono. The Netsuke is tied a silk bag hidden behind the sash for belongings. They were especially popular during the Tokugawa period (1603–1868) and are seen by many as fine works of miniature art. This Netsuke is from Doctor Hermann Gunther's collection of Netsuke now held by the History of Science Museum, Oxford

January 1935

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.