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Netsuke of Ox with Bokudo

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Ivory-colored sculpture of a reclining ox with red eyes. The ox has a long curved horn on its forehead. A boy sits on top of the ox, playing a stringed instrument. The boy has short hair and wears a short-sleeved tunic and pants. He sits cross-legged on the ox, holding the instrument with both hands. A honeycomb-patterned basket sits on the ground in front of the ox. Gray background. Title: Netsuke of Ox with Bokudo. Artist unknown.

Artwork details

Date:
late 19th century
Medium:
Ivory
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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