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Netsuke in the form of an Oni (Demon)
Netsuke in the form of an Oni (Demon)
Netsuke in the form of an Oni (Demon)
DepartmentAsia

Netsuke in the form of an Oni (Demon)

NameNetsuke (Toggle Bead)
CultureJapanese
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumIvory
Dimensions13/16 × 1 × 1 7/16 in. (2 × 2.5 × 3.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Gaw Meem, A.1964.61.2
Object numberA.1964.61.2
DescriptionCarved. Crouching man with hand over his left eye, on his back is a rat? with a branch in its mouth.
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