Netsuke of Daruma Admonishing a Mermaid Serving Sake to an Octopus

Medium

Ivory

Dimensions

H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 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

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910

Accession Number

10.211.261

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