Netsuke: Karasu Tengu Head
Netsuke: Karasu Tengu Head
Place of OriginJapan
Date19th-20th Century
Mediumcorozo nut
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2016.226
Not on View
DescriptionNetsuke in the shape of a karasu tengu head (a mythological bird of Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan); eyes painted/lacquered black.
19th-20th Century
late 19th century
late 19th century
late 19th-early 20th century
mid-19th century
mid 19th century
19th century
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