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"Netsuke": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 38, no. 2 (Fall, 1980)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 38 | NUMBER 2

"Netsuke"

Okada, Barbra Teri

1980

48 pages

This title is out of print.

About the authors

Barbra Okada

Met Art in Publication

Case (Inrō) with Design of Two Large Butterflies with Chrysanthemum Blossoms

19th century

Picking Clams, Utagawa Toyokuni I Japanese, Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Japan — Picking Clams
ca. 1791

The Actor Nakamura Rikō I with an Attendant, Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan — The Actor Nakamura Rikō I with an Attendant
ca. 1784

Chinese General Guan Yu (Kan’u), Ivory, Japan — Chinese General Guan Yu (Kan’u)
Japan
18th century

Netsuke of Omori Hikoshichi, Ivory, Japan — Netsuke of Omori Hikoshichi
Japan
18th century

Ashinaga (Long Legs) and a Daoist Sage, Wood, Japan — Ashinaga (Long Legs) and a Daoist Sage
Japan
18th century

Netsuke of Sennin with Karashishi, Ivory, Japan — Netsuke of Sennin with Karashishi
Japan
18th century

Daoist Immortal Tekkai

, Chikusai Japanese, Wood, Japan — Daoist Immortal Tekkai
late 18th–early 19th century

Ryūjin, Dragon King of the Sea, Wood, Japan — Ryūjin, Dragon King of the Sea
Japan
late 18th–early 19th century

Netsuke of Dutchman Holding a Cock in His Arms, Ivory, Japan — Netsuke of Dutchman Holding a Cock in His Arms
Japan
late 18th century

Kirin (Mythical Chimera)

, Ivory, Japan — Kirin (Mythical Chimera)
Japan
18th century

Crouching Baku (Mythical Creature), Sadatake Japanese, Wood, Japan — Crouching Baku (Mythical Creature)
18th century

Netsuke of a Karashishi, Ivory and gold, Japan — Netsuke of a Karashishi
Japan
late 18th–early 19th century

Stag, Ivory, Japan — Stag
Japan
second half of the 19th century

Tanuki (Japanese Racoon Dog) with a Sake Bottle and Bills for Sake

, Garaku Japanese, Ivory, Japan — Tanuki (Japanese Racoon Dog) with a Sake Bottle and Bills for Sake
second half of the 18th century

Tiger, Raku, Ivory, Japan — Tiger
late 18th century

Netsuke of Snake, Wood, Japan — Netsuke of Snake
Japan
19th century

Netsuke of Horse, Wood, Japan — Netsuke of Horse
Japan
19th century

Wolf, Tomotada Japanese, Carved ivory, Japan — Wolf
late 18th–early 19th century

Rat with Three Young, Ivory, Japan — Rat with Three Young
Japan
mid-19th century

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