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Netsuke of Ōni on Vadra, Crouching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The sculpture depicts a creature with a grotesque face, protruding teeth, and long hair crouched on an oval object. The creature has a muscular build and is positioned in a crouching stance, with its right knee bent and left leg extended behind it. It wears a bracelet on its left wrist. The oval object has two oval-shaped holes on either side and features carved designs on its surface. The sculpture is made of a light-colored material, possibly ivory, and is set against a plain gray background. The title of the sculpture is "Netsuke of Ōni on Vadra, Crouching".

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Ivory
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 399 px
Public Domain
Yes
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