Netsuke
Ryūsa · Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 1 3/16 in. (3 cm); W. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm); L. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification: Netsuke
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
Date range
1800 – 1899
Largest dimension
3.5 cm
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