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Pearl Diver with Two Octopusesmid-late 18th century

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Small ivory or bone netsuke of a rotund standing figure with a bald head and raised hands pressed to its face, standing atop a small creature, with engraved flowing lines covering the lower body
Ivory netsuke of a standing figure with an oversized head tilted forward, hands raised to the mouth, wearing robes with finely incised parallel lines; a small skull rests beneath one foot, warm amber patina.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Pearl Diver with Two Octopuses
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-late 18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, inlays
Dimensions
3 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 7/8 in. (8.3 x 2.9 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. G. W. Mead
Accession Number
M.59.35.20
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art