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Netsuke: Turtle

Netsuke: Turtle

Artist Eiraku Myôzen (Japanese, 1852-1927)
Datelate 19th century
DimensionsL: 1 9/16 in. (3.9 cm)
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.246
Not on View
DescriptionStylized turtle. Kyoto ware; earthenware with yellow and green glazes.
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. 68 and (det.) p. 75, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).
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