Netsuke

Unknown artist

Date: 19th century

Medium: Ivory

Dimensions: H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

Classification: Netsuke

Culture: Japan

Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Themes: Axes, Children, Women

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910

Date range

1800 – 1899

Largest dimension

3.2 cm

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