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Netsuke: Old Man with Bag (Similar to a Buddha), undated

Leopold Museum,
Vienna
Bone
6.8×2.8×2.6 cm

Artists

  • Japanisch / Japanese
Unfortunately not on display at the moment
Netsuke – small, sculpted objects from Japan – were originally created as articles of daily use. Japanese men used netsuke to counterbalance various pouches and containers fastened with silk cords to the sashes of their kimonos, which did not have any pockets. Netsuke lost their raison d’être with the transition to European clothing, but developed into artistic collectibles due to the strong interest of Western collectors.
While netsuke took various forms, the most common type is the katabori-netsuke or “sculpture netsuke”. Katabori-netsuke are compact three-dimensional figures carved in round shapes. This netsuke represents an old man with a bag whose appearance resembles that of a Buddha.

Object data

Artist/author
  • Japanisch / Japanese
Title
Netsuke: Old Man with Bag (Similar to a Buddha)
Date
undated
Category
Arts and crafts
Material​/technique
Bone
Dimensions
6.8×2.8×2.6 cm
Credit line of the permanent loan
ARGE Collection Gustav Klimt
Selection of Reference works
  • Gustav Klimt. Jahrhundertkünstler, hrsg. von Hans-Peter Wipplinger/Sandra Tretter, Wien 2018 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 22.06.2018–04.11.2018).
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Provenance

Provenance research
Leopold Museum i
Dauerleihgabe der ARGE Sammlung/Collection Gustav Klimt

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