Octopus (Tako 蛸)
Octopus (Tako 蛸)
Artist
Hideyuki 英之 (Sakurai Hideo 桜井英夫)
(Japanese, born 1941)
Place of OriginTokyo, Japan.
Date1997
Dimensions1 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (4.4 × 3.2 cm)
Mediummother of pearl with tortoise shell, hornbill, and lacquer
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2023.101
Not on View
DescriptionCarved mother of pearl with inlaid tortoise shell, hornbill, and lacquer
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