M0004137EA: Netsuke of a blindman playing a xylophone (mokkin) / M0004137EB: Netsuke of a blindman lifting a stone

Date:
January 1935
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/33/84
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M0004137EA: Netsuke of a blindman playing a xylophone (mokkin) / M0004137EB: Netsuke of a blindman lifting a stone. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Blindman playing xylophone, wood with ivory detail.
Previous title, replaced May 2020: Wood blindman, unclothed, lifting dough.

Description

Photograph of two Netsuke, one of a blindman playing a xylophone (also known as a Mokkin), made from wood with ivory detail, and the other of a blindman lifting a stone, created by Ho-gyoku in 19th century Japan. Netsuke are ornaments worn with a Kimono. The Netsuke is tied a silk bag hidden behind the sash for belongings. They were especially popular during the Tokugawa period (1603–1868) and are seen by many as fine works of miniature art. These Netsuke are from Doctor Hermann Gunther's collection of Netsuke, now held by the History of Science Museum, Oxford

Publication/Creation

January 1935

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

Related material

The original object can be found at the History of Science Museum under the inventory number 36946

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Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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