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Netsuke: Three-eyed goblin with articulated head and tongue

Artistattributed to Miura Kenya (1821-1889)
Place of OriginJapan
Datemid-19th century
DimensionsH: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.146
Not on View
DescriptionThree eyed Bakemono with movable head and tongue. Edo ware; earthenware with polychrome glazes.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Cat. 37, p. 45 and Checklist, p. 56, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).

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