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Collections

Kyūsai Tetsugen
Prawnearly 20th century

Not on view
Small ivory-toned carved sculpture of a curled shrimp or prawn, with a smooth rounded carapace and intricate openwork legs and antennae
Artist or Maker
Kyūsai Tetsugen
Title
Prawn
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 20th century
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
1 15/16 x 1 x 9/16 in. (5.0 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.130
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.