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Netsuke

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ivory figurine of a man and a child. The man wears a conical hat and a long robe. He stands on the left and looks down at the child. The child stands on the right, on a cylindrical object with horizontal lines around it. The child looks down. The background is gray. The title of the piece is "Netsuke".

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Ivory
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
416 × 624 px
Museum record:
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