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Collections

Kogetsu
Wasp in Rotting Persimmon19th century

Not on view
Ivory netsuke carved as a split pod or nut, with a detailed wasp inside the hollow interior and a small frog clinging to the outer shell
Artist or Maker
Kogetsu
Title
Wasp in Rotting Persimmon
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, inlays
Dimensions
Width: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Albert G. Wassenich
Accession Number
34.13.400
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art