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Netsuke: court lady and gentleman with a poem card

Netsuke: court lady and gentleman with a poem card

Artist Masatsugu (Japanese)
Datemid-19th century
DimensionsH: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Mediumivory
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1952.45A
Not on View
Published ReferencesPutney, Carolyn and Matt Wiederhold, "Japanese treasures: the art of netsuke carving," International Netsuke Society Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer 2000, p. 15, fig. 7.

Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Japanese Treasures: The Art of Netsuke Carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, 2000, p. 37, repr. (col.) (author Carolyn M. Putney).

Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Out of Sight, June 18-August 29, 2010 (no cat.).

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