Netsuke: Elephant
Netsuke: Elephant

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Asian Art
Huo Pavilion

Netsuke: Elephant

Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
y1930-192
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Title
Netsuke: Elephant
Medium
Wood, ivory, and mother-of-pearl
Dimensions
h. 3.4 cm., w. 3.6 cm., d. 1.9 cm. (1 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Morse Collection
Object Number
y1930-192
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Type
netsukes, ornament
Materials
wood, ivory, mother of pearl
Subject
elephants

William Horace Morse (1840–1904), Japan, until d. 1904; by inheritance to his widow, Sarah V. Morse, and his children, Franklin B. Morse, Class of 1895, Virginia C. Morse, and William O. Morse, Class of 1902, 1904; given to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1905.

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