Netsuke in the Shape of a Dog
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification
Netsuke
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Accession Number
1975.268.179
Tags
Dogs