Netsuke: monkey with foot caught by a crab

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Netsuke: monkey with foot caught by a crab

Place of OriginJapan

Datelate 19th century

DimensionsH: 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm)

Mediumivory

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineBequest of Noah H. Swayne

Object number

1928.137

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DescriptionMonkey with foot caught by a crab inside a shell; crab has amber eyes.

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