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Collections

Asakusa School
Dragons on Gongmid-19th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or stag antler netsuke, two intertwined creatures forming a circular arch at the top, their bodies wrapping around a coiled central form
Artist or Maker
Asakusa School
Title
Dragons on Gong
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
Stag antler
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.8 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.165
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: A." International Netsuke Society Journal 27, no.3 (2007): 58-63.