Kappa
Kappa
Artist
Michael Birch
(English, 1926 - 2008)
Place of OriginJapan
Datelate 20th century
Dimensions6 × 1 1/2 in. (15.2 × 3.8 cm)
MediumStaghorn antler, with mollusk pearl eyes
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Daniel and Fala Powers
Object number
2019.40
Not on View
DescriptionSashi Netsuke of a Kappa, the Water Goblin, with mollusk pearl eyes having drawn glass irises on elongated green tinted body to simulate both the turtle carapace and the skin of a cucumber, both of which the Kappa is fond.
Published ReferencesThe Art and Life of Michael Birch: Product of an Active Mind (Arbon Lambert Publishing, 2013), p. 55.
Roman Period (1st to 4th century CE)
250-150 BCE
Workshop of the potter Nikosthenes
about 520 BCE
late 19th century
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