Netsuke

Unknown artist

Date: 19th century

Medium: Ivory

Dimensions: H. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)

Classification: Netsuke

Culture: Japan

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

Themes: Men, Scrolls

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910

Date range

1800 – 1899

Largest dimension

10.5 cm

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