Netsuke of ox with bokudo

Unknown (Japanese)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
late 19th century
Height:
3.8 cm  (1 1/2 in.)
Width:
4.4 cm  (1 3/4 in.)
Depth:
3.8 cm  (1 1/2 in.)
Technique / Medium:
ivory
Place of creation:
Nihon [Japan] (日本国)

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    Japanese art[Museum inv. no.: 10.211.898]

Description

A boy is playing a shinobue while sitting on top of an ox.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Shinobue [4060]

RIdIM images


Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

5236