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Collections

Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
SalamanderJanuary 1970

Not on view
Ceramic sculpture of a coiled lizard or salamander with a glossy ivory and brown spotted glaze and raised granular texture along the spine
Artist or Maker
Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Title
Salamander
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
January 1970
Medium
Whale tooth with silver nitrate, sumi, black tortoiseshell inlays
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 1 1/16 x 1/2 in. (5.7 x 2.7 x 1.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
AC1998.249.189
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Madden, Odile. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 2." International Nestuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 24-35.