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Collections

Matsuda Sukenaga
Snakemid-19th century

Not on view
Small carved wood sculpture of a coiled snake with finely detailed scales, the head resting at center-left, warm chestnut brown with darker tones in the recesses
Artist or Maker
Matsuda Sukenaga
Japan, 1800-1871
Title
Snake
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
Wood with inlays
Dimensions
1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/16 in. (3.5 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.162
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.