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Zemin
Blind Men Fightingmid-19th century

Not on view
Small circular ivory netsuke with high-relief carving of two struggling figures, one grimacing and one grinning, with a smaller creature below
Artist or Maker
Zemin
Title
Blind Men Fighting
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid-19th century
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, red and white pigments; manjū type
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 1 in. (4.5 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.87.263.31
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: B." International Netsuke Society Journal 27, no.4 (2007): 62-66.