Ashinaga ("Long-legs") and Tenaga ("Long-arms") Catching a Fish
18th-19th century (Edo; Meiji)
ivory
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
Inscription
Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
1978 | Netsuke: Miniature Sculpture of Japan. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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71.844