Summary
Bamboo gentleman's walking stick carved with insects, snails and butterflies, manufactured in Japan in the early Meiji period (1868-1880).
Walking sticks and canes were exhibited at the Melbourne International Exhibition in Class 37, Hosiery and Underclothing, and Accessories of Clothing, by the manufacturers K. Araki, from Wakasa Province (now part of Fukui Prefecture), and G. Tsuji from Ohmi (Omi) Province (now Shiga Prefecture).
As both Fukui and Shiga are neighbouring prefectures, if this walking stick was exhibited by either Araki or Tsuji, it would most likely have been produced in the Chubu region, on Japan's main, and largest, island of Honshu.
Physical Description
Carved wooden gentleman's walking stick. Organic design. Resembling a branch, its slender proportions are carved with a profusion of insects, snails and butterflies. A metal shoe on foot. No markings.
More Information
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr Will Twycross, 23 Jan 2009
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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Place & Date Made
Japan, 1868-1880
early Meiji Period; Edo Period, 1603-1867; Meiji Period, 1868-1912 -
Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Nicholson Street, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
30 mm (Width), 875 mm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
17 mm (Width), 876 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation.
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Keywords
Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Japanese Art, Japanese Culture, Royal Exhibition Building, Royal Exhibition Building: History of Events, 1879-1899, Walking Sticks
