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Matsuda Sukenaga

18th century · Wood · Asian Art

In Japanese folklore, the tanuki is a mischievous master of disguise and shape shifting. Here it has enveloped himself in a lotus leaf as a priestly disguise.

Artist

Matsuda Sukenaga

Date

18th century

Medium

Wood

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910