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Title

Netsuke in the form of a seated man, three children and a crane

19th century

Artist

Sōmei

Japan

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  • Details

    Other Title
    Group of figures including seated man, three children and a crane
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
    Date
    19th century
    Media category
    Sculpture
    Materials used
    carved ivory
    Dimensions
    3.4 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm
    Signature & date

    Signed base, in Japanese, ink, incised " Sômei". Not dated.

    Credit
    Bequest of Henry Albert Nathan 1941
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    7159.31
    Artist information
    Sōmei

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Provenance

    Albert Henry Nathan, pre 1940, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, bequeathed to the Art Gallery of New South Wales 1941.