Netsuke: Monkey-faced sanbasô dancer with articulated head and tongue
Netsuke: Monkey-faced sanbasô dancer with articulated head and tongue
Place of OriginJapan
Dateearly 19th century
DimensionsH: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.80
Not on View
DescriptionMonkey Hiradoyaki with moveable head. Hirado ware; white porcelain with bisque, blue, and brown glazes.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Pl. 7, p. 28, and Checklist, p. 58, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).
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