Monkeys grappling okimono

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CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Monkeys grappling okimono
Date1820–1920
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 2 15/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 1/4 in. (7.5 × 4.8 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacquelyn, David, and Leon Barish in memory of Marvin and Shirley Barish
Object number2023.409
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceJacquelyn Barish, Houston, 1979–2023; given to MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
None.

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1820–1920
Ivory
2023.393
Okimono
Okimono
19th or 20th century
Painted ivory
96.1681
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1820–1920
Ivory with colored stains
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Ivory
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Ivory
2023.404
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1820–1920
Ivory
2023.403
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1820–1920
Ivory
2023.394
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1820–1920
Ivory
2023.395
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1820–1920
Ivory
2023.401
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1820–1920
Ivory with red stain
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1820–1920
Ivory
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1820–1920
Ivory
2023.398