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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
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
Chinese
early 18th century
Object number: 46.202
Carved Ivory Tusk Depicting the Slave Trade
Congolese
Object number: 47.145
Gourd cricket cage with ivory cover
Chinese
Object number: 33.1078
Gourd cricket cage with ivory cover
Chinese
Object number: 33.1081
Gourd cricket cage with ivory cover
Chinese
Object number: 33.1082
Ivory fan
Chinese
early 19th century
Object number: 54.59
French
1774-93
Object number: 49.78
Ivory tusk:  engraved hunting scenes
ca. 1905
Object number: 50.43
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Indian
ca. second half of the 9th century
Object number: 48.166