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Netsuke of a stylized fukurasusume ("fat sparrow")
A carved ivory netsuke of a stylized fukura susume ("fat sparrow") with inlaid black eyes. Inscribed on the bottom.
In Japan, the sparrow is regarded as an auspicious symbol of prosperity and abundance. The Fukura susume (suzume) was particularly popular in the late Edo period from the 1780s onwards. “Fukura” means “to expand” and paired with the auspicious sparrow has the overall meaning of "prosperity will expand."
Inscription
Exhibitions
| 2003-2004 | The Fabergé Menagerie. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus; Portland Art Museum, Portland. |
| 1978 | Netsuke: Miniature Sculpture of Japan. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 × W: 2 5/16 × L: 1 5/8 in. (2.5 × 5.8 × 4.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.1038