Netsuke
Unknown artist
Date: 19th century
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Classification: Netsuke
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Date range
1800 – 1899
Largest dimension
4.4 cm
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