Manju netsuke - Minamoto no Yorimasa and Ii no Hayata
Hakuunsai Kikugawa (active early 19th century), maker - Hayata Ii no (active Late Heian Period (AD 901 - 1185)), subject - Yorimasa Minamoto no (1106 - 1180), subject - Manju netsuke depicting Minamoto no Yorimasa and Ii no Hayata slaying the nue, a mythical creature - place of creation: Tokyo - early 19th century - Bequeathed by Dr Monica Barnett, 2001
Picture No
13541507
Media ID
44501991
Size
3744px x 5616px
(2.0MB)
Credit
© Ashmolean Museum / Mary Evans
Source
ivory, probably lathe-turned, with carved decoration, and stained with red and black pigment
Date
early 19th century
