Phoenix on turtle holding rat netsuke

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Phoenix on turtle holding rat netsuke
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Phoenix on turtle holding rat netsuke
Date1820–1920
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 9/16 in. (8.7 × 4.8 × 3.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacquelyn, David, and Leon Barish in memory of Marvin and Shirley Barish
Object number2023.398
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Department
Asian Art
ProvenanceJacquelyn Barish, Houston, 1979–2023; given to MFAH, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on base: [illegible] gawa/sen

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