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Netsuke

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Small, wooden sculpture of a man. The man is bald on top with hair on the sides. He is wearing a robe. The sculpture is angled towards the left. The man appears to be smiling. The robe covers the man completely apart from his right foot. The right hand of the man is holding the edge of the robe which folds like an arch over the right forearm. The folds of the robe have a pattern etched on the right. Background is grey.

Artwork Details

Date
late 18th century
Medium
Wood
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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