Kin-chaku (purse) with netsuke and ojime on chord
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1750
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Purse of two parts, one fitting over the other; green silk chord passes through eyelets, in each part. Purse of Cuir de Cordoue — Dutch leather tooled, gilded and painted into various designs including a cock’s head, floral design and diaper pattern. Netsuke quatrefoil with carved scenes of house and pine trees. Fret design on edge; metal ring on under-side for cord.
place: label: made in
content: Netherlands (leather)
label: made in
content: Japan
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1931-48-74
objectType: label: Type
content: costume & accessories
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Type
content: Kin-chaku (purse) with netsuke and ojime on chord
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Tooled and gilded leather (purse); lacquer (netsuke), simulated agate (ojime)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 10.2 x 9.3 x 2 cm (4 x 3 11/16 x 13/16 in.)