Inro: monkey eating a peach
Inro: monkey eating a peach
Place of OriginJapan
Date19th century
Dimensions2 15/16 x 1 in. (7.4 x 2.5 cm)
Mediumlacquer
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1950.86C
Not on View
DescriptionFront: monkey eating a peach.
Back: monkey’s arm grasping an oak branch.
Lacquer with gold, silver, and mother-of-pearl inlays.
Published ReferencesPutney, Carolyn M. Japanese Treasures: The Art of Netsuke Carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, 2000, p. 8, repr. (col.).Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Japanese treasures: the art of netsuke carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, 2000, repr. p. 8 (col.).
19th century
19th century
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