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Water Buffalo (Suigyū 水牛)

Water Buffalo (Suigyū 水牛)

Artist Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定) (Japanese, 1915 - 2001)
Place of OriginTokyo, Japan
Dateabout 1960s
Dimensions1 × 1 1/4 in. (2.5 × 3.2 cm)
Mediumivory, tortoise shell
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2023.16
Not on View
DescriptionCarved ivory with inlaid tortoise shell
Rabbit-shaped Incense Burner
Rabbit-shaped Incense Burner
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
about 1970
Image Not Available for Goose in Flight
Goose in Flight
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1973
Image Not Available for Bunraku 文楽 Puppet
Bunraku 文楽 Puppet
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1963
Image Not Available for Mythical bird
Mythical bird
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1970
Image Not Available for Large-head Ghost (Ōkubi bakemono 大首化け物)
Large-head Ghost (Ōkubi bakemono 大首化け物)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1968
Image Not Available for Grasshopper (Batta 蝗虫)
Grasshopper (Batta 蝗虫)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1976
Image Not Available for Owl (Fukurō 梟)
Owl (Fukurō 梟)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1980
Image Not Available for Catfish (Namazu 鯰)
Catfish (Namazu 鯰)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1978
Image Not Available for Nesting Red-crowned Crane (Tanchō 丹頂)
Nesting Red-crowned Crane (Tanchō 丹頂)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1974
Image Not Available for Sharaku Big Head Portrait of Danjurō V (Sharaku no Ōkubi, Godai Danjūrō 写楽の大首、五代団十郎)
Sharaku Big Head Portrait of Danjurō V (Sharaku no Ōkubi, Godai Danjūrō 写楽の大首、五代団十郎)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1968
Image Not Available for Lion Dog (Shi-shi 獅子)
Lion Dog (Shi-shi 獅子)
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1971
Image Not Available for Head of a Hornbill
Head of a Hornbill
Masatoshi 雅俊 (Nakamura Tokisada 中村時定)
1981

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