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Dog Amulet (Inu Hariko)

Shitayama

mid-19th century

Dog Amulet (Inu Hariko) by Shitayama

Medium

Ivory inlaid with mother-of-pearl, metal and cloisonné

Dimensions

H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)

Classification

Netsuke

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)–Meiji period (1868–1912)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910

Accession Number

10.211.309

Tags

Dogs

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