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Kōhōsai

19th century · Ivory inlaid with coral and small blue and white semiprecious stones · Asian Art

The Osaka carver embellished the back of the boar with a decorative cover with colorful semiprecious stones mimicking hanging beads. Such covers were normally worn by elephants.

Artist

Kōhōsai

Date

19th century

Medium

Ivory inlaid with coral and small blue and white semiprecious stones

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910