Netsuke of Sambasô dancer with moveable tongue

Accession Number
2002/2.28

Title
Netsuke of Sambasô dancer with moveable tongue

Artist(s)
Japanese

Artist Nationality
Japanese (culture or style)

Object Creation Date
19th century

Medium & Support
wood, with ivory face and feet

Dimensions
2 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 5/16 in (6 cm x 3.1 cm x 3.4 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of the William T. and Dora G. Hunter Collection

Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts

Primary Object Type
netsuke

Additional Object Classification(s)
Decorative Arts

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
dancers
miniature (size attribute)
netsukes
sculpture (visual works)

2 Related Resources

Japan Pax Tokugawa 1600-1868
(Part of: Empires and Colonialism)
Medicine in 19th-Century Japan
(Part of: Health, Illness, Medicine)

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