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Collections

Matsushita Otomitsu (or Otoman)
Tigerearly to mid-19th century

Not on view
Small carved ivory or bone sculpture of a crouching, roaring tiger with bold black-painted stripes and inlaid amber eyes, body tightly coiled with head turned to the side
Netsuke carved in ivory with black-stained stripes, depicting a crouching tiger with arched back, open mouth showing teeth, and finely incised fur texture.
Artist or Maker
Matsushita Otomitsu (or Otoman)
Japan, Hakata, Kyushu, d. 1862
Title
Tiger
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early to mid-19th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi, red pigment, double inlays
Dimensions
1 3/4 x 1 11/16 x 1 9/16 in. (4.5 x 4.3 x 4.0 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.90.186.19
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.