Netsuke modeled as three puppies

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Netsuke modeled as three puppies

late 19th century

Suzuki Tokoku

Japanese, 1845–1913

Ivory with inlaid decoration and color
1 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (2.54 x 3.81 x 2.86 cm)
Gift of the Robert B. and Honey Dootson Collection
91.182
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
location
Now on view at the Asian Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Thousand Years of Beauty: Japanese Art in Seattle, July 16, 2001 - Nov. 17, 2002.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.

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