Witch "trick" netsuke (karakuri netsuke) with moving face

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Witch "trick" netsuke (karakuri netsuke) with moving face
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Witch "trick" netsuke (karakuri netsuke) with moving face
Date1820–1920
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 × 1 1/4 × 7/8 in. (5 × 3.1 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacquelyn, David, and Leon Barish in memory of Marvin and Shirley Barish
Object number2023.395
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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
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.394
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory with red stain
2023.400
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.399
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.396
Front overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.392
Overall
1820–1920
Ivory
2023.428