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Daoist Immortal Tōbōsaku Sennin

Ryūminsai Japanese
late 18th–early 19th century
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  • 東方朔仙人牙彫根付
  • Title: Daoist Immortal Tōbōsaku Sennin
  • Artist: Ryūminsai (Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century)
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: late 18th–early 19th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Ivory
  • Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Netsuke
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.211.1441
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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