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Carved Ivory (Netsuke), Fox disguised as a Buddhist nun.
Carved Ivory (Netsuke), Fox disguised as a Buddhist nun.

Carved Ivory (Netsuke), Fox disguised as a Buddhist nun.

Date19th century
Maker Japanese
Object number98.47.69
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Flights of Fancy: Natural and Supernatural Images In Japanese Art", December 9, 1998 - August 1, 1999
Credit LineBequest of Frank D. Stout
DimensionsOverall h.: 3 1/4 in. Overall w.: 1 in. Overall d.: 1/2 in.
MediumIvory
Image Not Available for Carved ivory fan
Carved ivory fan
early 18th century
Object number: 46.202
Carved Ivory Tusk Depicting the Slave Trade
Carved Ivory Tusk Depicting the Slave Trade
Congolese
Object number: 47.145
Carved ivory walrus tusk; seals and walruses
Carved ivory walrus tusk; seals and walruses
Yup'ik
ca. 1910
Object number: 47.65
Carved ivory tusk; sea gull, seals, walruses
Carved ivory tusk; sea gull, seals, walruses
Yup'ik
ca. 1915
Object number: 47.144
Section from an ivory door jamb; liya pata design
Section from an ivory door jamb; liya pata design
Sri Lankan
18th century
Object number: 58.34
Gourd cricket cage with ivory cover
Gourd cricket cage with ivory cover
Object number: 33.1078
Gourd cricket cage with ivory cover
Gourd cricket cage with ivory cover
Object number: 33.1081
Gourd cricket cage with ivory cover
Gourd cricket cage with ivory cover
Object number: 33.1082
Ivory fan
Ivory fan
early 19th century
Object number: 54.59
Netsuke modelled as an oni mask
Netsuke modelled as an oni mask
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 33.546
Image Not Available for Ivory fan
Ivory fan
French
1774-93
Object number: 49.78
Ivory tusk: engraved hunting scenes
Ivory tusk: engraved hunting scenes
Yup'ik
ca. 1905
Object number: 50.43