Netsuke of Crab on a Shell

Unknown Artist

19th century

Netsuke of Crab on a Shell by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood

Dimensions

H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Classification

Netsuke

Culture & Period

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

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number

91.1.999

Tags

CrabsShells

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