DepartmentAsia
Netsuke
NameSculpture
CultureJapanese
Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia
MediumBoxwood
Dimensions1 3/16 × 1 5/16 × 1 1/4 in. (3 × 3.3 × 3.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. Dwight B. Heard, A.1949.1.124
Object numberA.1949.1.124
DescriptionDark brown with lighter areas. Depiction of dog-like creature with head at top showing ears, eyes, nose, pronounced nostrils. Creature is sitting or lying on textured base.
mid 19th century to early 20th century
Artist unrecorded
mid 19th century to early 20th Century
Early 20th century
1950
