Description
This okimono (an ornamental figurine) of a crab has articulated leg and claw joints, adding to its lifelike appearance.
Conservation
Examined in preparation for exhibition.
Cleaned mechanically and with the aid of solvents in preparation for exhibition.
Date
Description
Narrative
1/21/2016
Examination
Examined
1/21/2016
Treatment
Cleaned
Exhibitions
Exposition Universelle. Paris. 1878.
Provenance
Grande Compagnie (Kiryu Kosho Kaisha) at Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878; purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1878; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
