Netusuke in the Shape of a Knotted Letter, with Problems Written on and Tied to Branches

Medium

Ivory decorated with lacquer

Dimensions

H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 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

10.211.420