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Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Earthquake FishSeptember 1969

Not on view

Small polished agate sculpture of a tadpole, smoky gray-brown body with a translucent amber tail, carved facial features and limb buds

Artist or Maker: Masatoshi (Nakamura Tokisada)
Title: Earthquake Fish
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: September 1969
Medium: Black tortoiseshell
Dimensions: 2 7/16 x 13/16 x 1/2 in. (6.3 x 2.0 x 1.3 cm)
Credit Line: Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number: AC1998.249.243
Classification: Costumes
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography: Goodall, Hollis. "Beyond Ivory: the Colorful World of Netsuke, Part 1." International Netsuke Society Journal 24, no.4 (2004): 14-22.