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Netsuke: Baku (mythological eater of bad dreams)

Netsuke: Baku (mythological eater of bad dreams)

Artist Okawa school (Japanese, 20th century)
Date1965-1974
Dimensions2 1/8 x 11/16 x 1 3/16 in. (5.4 x 1.7 x 3 cm)
Mediumivory
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2005.87
Not on View
Published ReferencesArts of Asia, Vol.4 # 3, May-June 1974, pp. 34-35.
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