Netsuke: Monkey Trapping Octopus Under a Shell

Netsuke: Monkey Trapping Octopus Under a Shell

Images(2)

Netsuke: Monkey Trapping Octopus Under a Shell

Place of OriginJapan

Date20th Century

Mediumivory

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman

Object number

2016.238

Not on View

Collections

Sculpture
Netsuke

Discover More

Image Not Available

Netsuke: monkey, octopus and broken rope

Mitsunaga (Komin)

late 19th century

Image Not Available

Seated monkey holding octopus tentacle

Masatami

late 19th century

Image Not Available

Netsuke: mermaid and octopus

Meiji Era

early-mid 20th century

Netsuke: Octopus

Netsuke: Octopus

Naomasa

late 19th century

Image Not Available

Netsuke: monkey trainer asleep with monkey

Meiji Era

early 19th century

Image Not Available

Round Netsuke (Manjū-netsuke 饅頭根付) with Three Intertwined Monkeys

late 18th century

Netsuke: monkey with foot caught by a crab

Netsuke: monkey with foot caught by a crab

late 19th century

Image Not Available

Octopus with Ten Fish

Meigyokusai 明玉斎 (Hiraga Tanetsugu 平賀)

1976

Image Not Available

Ama Diver with Octopus (Ama to tako 海女と蛸)

Hideyuki 英之 (Sakurai Hideo 桜井英夫)

1980

Image Not Available

Basket with Octopus

Shūbi 秀美 (Aramaki Iwao)

1978

Seated Dog (inu) holding an awabi (abalone) shell in its paws

Seated Dog (inu) holding an awabi (abalone) shell in its paws

Kyoto School 京都派

18th century

Image Not Available

Cicada (Semi 蝉) Shell on a Leaf

Senpo 仙歩 (Kobayashi Senkichi 小林仙吉)

1976

Powered by eMuseum

Membership

Become a TMA member today

Support TMA

Help support the TMA mission