Purse and netsuke

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

This style of purse, as well as pressed metal fittings like the roundel of the manjū (rice dumpling)-type netsuke, were fashionable even after the introduction of Western dress into Japan after the Meiji Restoration in 1868. The purse is made from leather and textile.

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Title: Purse and netsuke
Physical Dimensions: Length: 0.13m; Width: 0.09m
External Link: British Museum collection online
Technique: brocaded
Subject: dragon
Registration number: HG.158.a
Production place: Made in Japan
Material: leather; ivory; metal; silver
Copyright: Photo: © Trustees of the British Museum
Acquisition: Donated by Hull Grundy, John. Donated by Hull Grundy, Anne

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