Netsuke: Amorous couple and octopus inside cracked eggshell
Netsuke: Amorous couple and octopus inside cracked eggshell
Place of OriginJapan
Datemid-19th century
DimensionsL: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.72
Not on View
DescriptionHirado ware; interior of unglazed white porcelain with traces of clear, bisque, brown, and gray glazes and glazed exterior.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Cat. 5, p. 27, and Checklist, p. 57, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).
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