Netsuke

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, light-colored, smooth-surfaced object with a central circular indentation. The object has a series of 13-15 rounded, petal-like ridges extending from the center to the edge. The ridges are rounded and smooth and get progressively narrower toward the center. The background is a solid, off-white color with a slight shadow around the object. The object appears to be made of a smooth material, possibly ivory or bone, and is a Netsuke by an unknown artist.