Oni, Rat, Snake, Fish and Monkey

Japan

Meiji period (1868-1912), About 1900

  • Titles Oni, Rat, Snake, Fish and Monkey (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium ivory and pigment
  • Dimensions 5 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (12.7 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Bequest of William M. Spencer III, AFI.217.2010
  • Work Type okimono
  • Classification Sculpture

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