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Tanuki (Japanese Racoon Dog) with a Sake Bottle and Bills for Sake

Garaku

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tanuki (Japanese Racoon Dog) with a Sake Bottle and Bills for Sake by Garaku. The image shows a small, intricately carved figurine of a tanuki. The tanuki is carved from ivory and has a brown and white coloration. It has a large head with a long snout, small eyes, and rounded ears. The tanuki is wearing a bib or apron. The figurine is holding a sake bottle in its left hand and a paper with Japanese writing in its right hand. The background of the image is a plain gray color.

Artwork Details

Date
second half of the 18th century
Medium
Ivory
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
416 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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