Manju netsuke - the Daoist immortal Bashiko - acupuncture
Hoichi Meikosai (active mid-19th century), maker - Shihuang Ma (active c. 2600 BC), subject - Manju netsuke depicting the Daoist immortal Bashiko performing acupuncture on a dragon - place of creation: Tokyo - mid-19th century - Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001
Picture No
13541492
Media ID
44502878
Size
3744px x 5616px
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Credit
© Ashmolean Museum / Mary Evans
Source
ivory, probably lathe-turned, with carved decoration, inlaid with gold, and stained with pigment; kebori (fine line) engraving on the reverse
Date
mid-19th century
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