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Netsuke of Tokutaro and Fox Disguised as a Woman

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A wooden sculpture depicts two sitting figures. The sculpture is brown with a glossy finish. The figure on the left is a man with a mustache and smiling, wearing a robe. He is sitting on the left with his right leg tucked under his body and his left leg bent. The figure on the right is a woman with a headscarf covering her hair and face partially. She wears a robe and sits on the right with her right leg tucked under her body and her left leg bent. She holds the man's right wrist with her left hand. A small wheel-like object lies on the ground to the left of the pair. The background is light gray.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Wood
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 406 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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