Images(3)

DepartmentAsia

Netsuke

NameSculpture

CultureJapanese

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumWalnut shell (?)

Dimensions1 3/16 × 1 3/4 × 13/16 in. (3 × 4.4 × 2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mrs. Dwight B. Heard, A.1949.1.131

Object numberA.1949.1.131

Collections

Asia

DescriptionHalf-nut with floral carving, on base. In the form of a boat or other structure. People appearing in windows and at front of structure. Moveable shutters on windows.

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Artist Not Recorded

late 19th-early 20th Century

Building, Model

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1964, STAFF

Church

Onecimo Martinez

1964, STAFF