Netsuke of seated sage with lion dog / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 2002/2.35
Title: Netsuke of seated sage with lion dog
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: ivory
Object Creation Date: late 18th century - 19th century
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); Japan (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: Japan (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of the William T. and Dora G. Hunter Collection
Period: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 4.5 cm x 4 cm x 2.5 cm (1 3/4 in. x 1 9/16 in. x 1 in.)
Century: 18th century-19th century
Primary Object Classification: Costume and Costume Accessory
Primary Object Type: netsuke
Secondary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Secondary Object Type: netsuke
Primary Keywords: ivory carvings; lion; miniature (size attribute); sage (people; sculpture
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; attributes and properties; attributes and properties by specific type; descriptors; form attributes; mammals; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by activity; sage (people); sculpture by material; size (extent); size by specific type; visual works; visual works by medium or technique
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1208 x 1376
File Size: 221 KB
Record: 2002/2.35
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Full citation: "Netsuke of seated sage with lion dog; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.35/2002_2.35.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.