Netsuke: Kappa on a Cucumber Boat
Netsuke: Kappa on a Cucumber Boat
Artist
Koku
(Japanese)
Datelate 19th century
Dimensionsdiam: 1 3/4 in. (4.3 cm)
Mediumivory and applied metal
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1948.126A
Not on View
DescriptionA manju netsuke: a perforated cucumber vine pattern in which the "Kappa" monster propels a cucumber as if it were a boat.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Japanese Treasures: The Art of Netsuke Carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, 2000, p. 20 and 28, repr. (col.) (author Carolyn M. Putney).
late 19th Century
late 19th Century
19th century
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