Netsuke: Clamshell
Netsuke: Clamshell
Artistpossibly
Eiraku Tokuzen
(Japanese, 1853-1909)
Datelate 19th century
DimensionsL: 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm)
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.228
Not on View
DescriptionKyoto ware; earthenware with polychrome glazes and gofun.
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Checklist, p. 67 and (det.) p. 75, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).
early 19th century
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