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Netsuke: seated monkey biting its hand

Netsuke: seated monkey biting its hand

Place of OriginJapan
Datelate 19th century
DimensionsH: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Mediumwood with inlaid glass eyes
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H.A. Fee
Object number
1950.150
Not on View
Collections
  • Netsuke
  • Sculpture
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Japanese Treasures: The Art of Netsuke Carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, 2000, p. 35, repr. (col.) (author Carolyn M. Putney).
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