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Collections

Ozaki Kokusai
Smiling Elephantmid- to late 19th century

Not on view
Small ivory or antler netsuke carved as a coiled shishi lion, cream-colored with dark brown grain lines filling deep recesses, showing a snarling face with spiral-carved mane
Artist or Maker
Ozaki Kokusai
Title
Smiling Elephant
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
mid- to late 19th century
Medium
Stag antler
Dimensions
7/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 in. (2.2 x 3.9 x 3.2 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.46
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Drosse, Christine. "Netsuke Basics from A to Z: E." International Netsuke Society Journal 28, no.3 (2008): 12-17.