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Netsuke: smiling tiger

Netsuke: smiling tiger

Artist Minkoku
Place of OriginJapan
Date19th century
DimensionsH: 1 2/32 in. (2.7 cm)
Mediumwood with brass
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee
Object number
1950.140
Not on View
DescriptionCarved wood with inlaid brass eyes.
Published ReferencesSilverman, Richard R., "The Toledo Museum of Art and its Collection of Netsuke," Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, 1985, p. 17, fig. 11.
Image Not Available for Poetess Ono no Komachi 小野小町
Poetess Ono no Komachi 小野小町
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mid 19th century
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