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Netsuke of Okame with the Mask of the Long Nosed Tengu
Netsuke of Okame with the Mask of the Long Nosed Tengu
Netsuke of Okame with the Mask of the Long Nosed Tengu

Netsuke of Okame with the Mask of the Long Nosed Tengu

Artist (Japanese)
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: ivory; pigment; stone
DimensionsOverall: 3.7 x 2.3 x 3.2 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Phyllis and Trevor Albone
Object number2012.014.003
DescriptionNetsuke depicts the figure of Okame kneeling before a mask of the long nosed Tengu tied in a cloth. Okame appears amused as she holds the mask nose in her right hand proper and with her left hand raised to her face; eyes are inlaid; 2 himotoshi in base;
Status
Not on view
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