Netsuke: Beetle on a leaf
Netsuke: Beetle on a leaf
Place of OriginJapan
Datelate 19th century
DimensionsL: 1 9/16 in (4.0 cm)
Mediumsoft paste with polychrome glazes
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.90
Not on View
DescriptionHeart shaped green leaf with red beetle. Kyoto ware.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Checklist, p. 64, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).
Tang Dynasty (618-907)
50 BCE-50 CE
Tang Dynasty (618-907)
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