Netsuke: Persimmon with Concealed Figure of Benten
Artist: Kagetoshi 景利 (Japanese, died 1843)
Date: 19th century
Dimensions:
closed: 1 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (3.2 x 5.7 cm)
Medium: sandalwood and ivory
Place of Origin: Japan
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of H. A. Fee
Object number: 1950.130
DescriptionDark, reddish wood in two-lobed (Kemari = football-shaped) fruit form; opens up to disclose minute ivory carving of goddess Benten (?) seated beneath a pine. Trick netsuke.
On view