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Octopus with jar atop shells netsuke

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Octopus with jar atop shells netsuke
Artist
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Octopus with jar atop shells netsuke
Date1820–1920
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 × 2 5/16 × 1 9/16 in. (3.5 × 5.9 × 3.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jacquelyn, David, and Leon Barish in memory of Marvin and Shirley Barish
Object number2023.417
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
Signed on base: Koshu

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