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19th century · Ivory with metal disc · Asian Art

Animal-shaped silverwares by Tiffany may well have been based on ideas sparked by netsuke. The tiny crab on a curling lotus leaf rendered in fine metal alloys here must have appealed to Moore.

Artist

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Date

19th century

Medium

Ivory with metal disc

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

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