M0004144EA: Netsuke of man with Moxa on both shins / M0004144EB: Netsuke of a man seated and in pain

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Wood man with Moxa on both shins.

Photograph of two wooden netsuke. One is of a man with Moxa on both shins. He is also holding a tray of Moxa in his left hand with a rod to pick them up in his right hand. It is signed by Setsuken. The other is of a man seated, grimacing in pain while holding his shin that appears to have a moxa on it. The Netsuke is made from Unimatsu, which is a Japanese black coral. It is signed by Unzan. 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. These Netsuke are 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

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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.

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