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Netsuke: Gama Sennin with toad on sleeve

Place of OriginJapan
Datemid-19th century
DimensionsH: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.101
Not on View
DescriptionGama Sennin, in unsual position, resting on a Mule. Kyoto ware; porcelain with blue, brown, and gray glazes and gold enamel.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Cat. 12, p. 31 and Checklist, p. 64, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).

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