Netsuke modelled as a Chinese man sleeping against his dog

Datemid 19th century

Object number33.499

Credit LineDuncan MacTavish Fuller Memorial Collection

Dimensions1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (4.45 x 3.18 cm) L.: 1 5/8 in.

MediumIvory

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Object number: 33.508

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early 19th century

Object number: 33.459

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Object number: 33.428

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Object number: 33.346

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Object number: 33.382

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early 19th century

Object number: 33.445

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mid 19th century

Object number: 33.505

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18th-19th century

Object number: 33.507

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Netsuke modelled as a Chinese man sleeping against his dog