Native Name | Netsuke |
Object Number | 21087B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan | Yokohama |
Period | Edo Period (uncertain) | Meiji Period (uncertain) |
Date Made | 19th Century |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood |
Iconography | Monkey | Eggshell | Dragon |
Inscription Language | Japanese Language |
Description | Netsuke for medicine box (inro). This wooden netsuke is in the shape of a of winged demon known as a tengu, a mythical animal, breaking out from an egg-shell. Signature: Masayuki. |
Credit Line | Gift of Miss Livingston, 1898 |
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