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Netsuke

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Round, light-colored wooden frame surrounds a dark oval-shaped object. The object depicts a man wearing a hat and holding a bow and arrow. He holds the bow in his left hand and the arrow in his right. A bull's head is below him. The man has long hair. There are gold accents on the man's outfit. The background of the oval object is dark with a lighter-colored circle behind the man's head. The background of the image is light gray. The object is titled "Netsuke".

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Ivory with silver disk inlaid with gold
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 400 px
Museum record:
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