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Collections

Seiyōdō Tomiharu
Snail on Driftwoodcirca 1770

Not on view
Small carved wood object depicting a polished dark-brown snail with a spiral shell resting on a flat, wood-grain-textured base in warm chestnut tones
Artist or Maker
Seiyōdō Tomiharu
Title
Snail on Driftwood
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1770
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Wood, umoregi (partially fossilized wood)
Dimensions
Overall: 2 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/4 in. (7.5 x 3.3 x 3.1 cm); snail: 1 7/16 x 1/2 x 1 in. (3.6 x 1.3 x 2.6 cm); log: 2 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 13/16 in. (7.5 x 3.3 x 2.1 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.168
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: H." International Netsuke Society Journal 29, no.2 (2009): 50-55.