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Netsuke of a Tusk with Spider and Poem
late 18th-mid 19th century (Edo)
boar tusk ivory
(Japan and Korea )
(Japan and Korea )
A carved wild boar tusk netsuke with a spider applied in relief. A fern and a long inscription are incised and ink stained in the lines.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
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, Iwami (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 4 × W: 1 7/8 × D: 9/16 in. (10.2 × 4.7 × 1.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.817