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Netsuke: serving spoon with netsuke attached as handle, Chinese man holding child

Netsuke: serving spoon with netsuke attached as handle, Chinese man holding child

Date: 18th-19th century
Dimensions:
H: 9 7/16 in. (23.9 cm)
Medium: ivory on silver spoon
Place of Origin: Japan and England
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number: 1988.48
DescriptionIvory, mounted on cast and chased silver spoon with gilded bowl. Handle is a Chinese man holding a child on his shoulder.
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