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MUGG-009 — Netsuke (19th century)
MUGG-009 — Netsuke (19th century)
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MUGG 009 - Japan Netsuke (19th century)
Netsuke were carved to function as toggles, securing tobacco pouches or medicine containers to the sash of a kimono that had no pockets. In Edo-period Japan they became portable declarations of taste and means, legible markers of status in a culture without branded goods, closer in social function to a signet ring than to an ornament.
Wood inlaid with ivory and mother-of-pearl at this scale, roughly 3.5 centimetres tall, required tools closer to a surgeon's than a sculptor's. The acquisition was made with the guidance of @sarrastavrides and @bamboograssfield, friends and patrons of the institution. The work enters the collection today.
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#muggmuseet #svenska #konst #netsuke #japaneseart #edoperiod #meijiperiod #inlay #motherofpearl #ivory #miniature #keramik #ceramics #asianart #japandesign
This work entered the collection on 2026-03-06. The mug is the acquisition. The acquisition is complete.
Specifications
Ceramic mug, 11oz. Dishwasher safe and microwave safe. Print wraps include the artwork panel and museum label panel on a white ceramic base. Fulfilled by Gelato and ships in 3 to 5 business days.
Netsuke were carved to function as toggles, securing tobacco pouches or medicine containers to the sash of a kimono that had no pockets. In Edo-period Japan they became portable declarations of taste and means, legible markers of status in a culture without branded goods, closer in social function to a signet ring than to an ornament.
Wood inlaid with ivory and mother-of-pearl at this scale, roughly 3.5 centimetres tall, required tools closer to a surgeon's than a sculptor's. The acquisition was made with the guidance of @sarrastavrides and @bamboograssfield, friends and patrons of the institution. The work enters the collection today.
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#muggmuseet #svenska #konst #netsuke #japaneseart #edoperiod #meijiperiod #inlay #motherofpearl #ivory #miniature #keramik #ceramics #asianart #japandesign
This work entered the collection on 2026-03-06. The mug is the acquisition. The acquisition is complete.
Specifications
Ceramic mug, 11oz. Dishwasher safe and microwave safe. Print wraps include the artwork panel and museum label panel on a white ceramic base. Fulfilled by Gelato and ships in 3 to 5 business days.
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