Netsuke of a Chinese Sage

Datec.1760

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: ivory; pigment

DimensionsOverall: 4.1 x 1.7 x 3.8 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Lewis and Ruth Sherman

Object number2007.016.091

DescriptionChinese sage holding a fan reclines sleepily with hand to head on a rectangular dais. An allusion to "Rosei's Dream" (see comment). There is dark pigment in the details and a large perforation in the base that joins with a smaller one on the side.

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