Netsuke of Bird on her Nest

Creator Name

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

19th century

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Netsuke

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Title

Netsuke of Bird on her Nest

Creator

Worktype

Netsuke

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Ivory

Dimensions

H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm);
depth: 3.492507centimetre;
height: 1.5875032centimetre;
width: 4.4450088centimetre

Technique

Language

Date

19th century

Provenance

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Style Period

Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Birds

Topic

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Netsuke of Bird on her Nest, 19th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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