Netsuke: Farmer Carrying a Rice Sheaf
Datec.1750
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: ivory
DimensionsOverall: 8.3 x 3.2 x 1.7 cm
ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART
Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Lewis and Ruth Sherman
Object number2007.016.029
DescriptionNetsuke depicts the standing figure of a bald man (farmer) wearing a loose robe and carrying a stick with a rice sheaf over his proper right shoulder. Details have been incised and pigmented. There are two perforations (himotoshi) on back, one larger than the other.Status
Not on view
c.1780
c.1820
c.1900
