Netsuke

NameSculpture

CultureJapanese

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumPeachstone

Dimensions11/16 × 5/8 × 1 3/16 in. (1.8 × 1.6 × 3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. Dwight B. Heard, A.1949.1.128

Object numberA.1949.1.128

Collections

Maie Bartlett Heard Collection

DescriptionOrange in color. Standing bear with lowered head, front and back feet, and tail. Body is textured: either natural to the medium or carved out.

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Netsuke

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Netsuke

Artist not recorded

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Netsuke

Artist not recorded

early 19th C.

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