Netsuke: Elephant on a decorative pedestal
Netsuke: Elephant on a decorative pedestal
Artist
Miura Kenya
(1821-1889)
Place of OriginJapan
Datelate 19th century
DimensionsH: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.93
Not on View
DescriptionSmall elephant polychrome on stand. Edo ware; earthenware with polychrome glazes, inlaid pearls, and carved black jasper.
Exhibition HistoryToeldo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Cat. 35, p. 44, (det.) p. 72, and Checklist, p. 56, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).
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