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Netsuke (Manzai Dancers)
date
1800 -1868
artist
secondary
None
creation place
Asia, Japan
medium & support
Carved and stained ivory
measurements
1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 7/16 in. (4.13 x 4.13 x 1.11 cm)
credit line
Gift of Anna M. Kiern in memory of Reverend C.I. Kiern
accession number
1931.500.043
keywords
accessories, amusement, applied art, art, art · artist, artist, artiste, Asians, carving, celebration, civilization, clothes, clothing, commemoration, costume, craft, culture, dancer, decoration, feast, folklore, human being, Japanese, l rejoicing, manzai dancers, materiality, Mongolians, nationality, New Year, New Year's Eve, occupations, ornament, performance, performers, popular feast, race (human), recreation, sculpture, society, stage (theatre), work of art, Yoshitsune
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