Mice eating fish netsuke

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CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Mice eating fish netsuke
Date1820–1920
MediumWood
DimensionsOverall: 11/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/2 in. (1.8 × 5.8 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacquelyn, David, and Leon Barish in memory of Marvin and Shirley Barish
Object number2023.407
Not on view

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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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