Man on shaku (mythical fish) with scroll netsuke

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Man on shaku (mythical fish) with scroll netsuke
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Man on shaku (mythical fish) with scroll netsuke
Date1820–1920
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 × 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 × 2.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacquelyn, David, and Leon Barish in memory of Marvin and Shirley Barish
Object number2023.420
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
ProvenanceJacquelyn Barish, Houston, 1979–2023; given to MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on base

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Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.404
Front overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.392
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.415
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.411
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.410
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.394
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory with red stain
2023.400
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.399