Netsuke of Grazing Horse

Datec.1780

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: ivory; horn

DimensionsOverall: 5.2 x 3.8 x 2 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

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

Object number2007.016.024

DescriptionNetsuke of a horse has a flattend rounded profile with it's four legs close together and it's head down as if grazing. Incised details have been pigmented black and the eyes are inlaid with black horn. There are two connected perforations in the back.

Status

Not on view