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tusk, ivory, Benin Culture, Nigeria, Africa, XVIII c.; a rare ivory tusk from the Kingdom of Benin, finely carved with the figures of warriors, serpents, etc.; the inclusion of the carved figure of the Oba or King, represented with its traditional mudfish, instead of legs, denotes that this was one of the Royal tusks which stood in the great bronze heads on the altar of the Oba's ancestors

Tusk, 1775-1777

Edo

G250

snuff bottle of ivory; ivory top; overlaid with black lacquer; design etched in lacquer; four graceful figures; jade flowers on table, beside which will be seen figure of a Princess; iris in background

Snuff Bottle, 1890-1930

China

G216

ivory, gourd shaped; the gourd is an emblem of longevity probably owing to its durability when dry

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

G217

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds

Hammock end, 18th century

China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds

Hammock end, 18th century

China

G217

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds

Hammock end, 18th century

China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds

Hammock end, 18th century

China

G217

rectangular shape forming a miniature scroll stand; top pierced with an incised design of a tightly compressed dragon within a circle; flat, slightly raised surface with strongly scrolled ends turning in on themselves; honey-color patina on bottom of the scrolls and underside, top surface more pale

Ink Stand, 1736-1795

China

G217

at the top of tapper is a large, square head with a face characterized by oval, wide-set eyes, prominent nose, and partially open mouth; on top of head is a small headdress carved with patterned lines and slightly rounded at top; figure kneels on cone shape of tapper--her arms are bent at her waist and she cups her breasts with her hands; figure's belly is round with a large belly button and belt at her waist; top of tapper cone has a band of hash-mark-like carvings; tapper curves down to a point; tan in color overall

Tapper, 18th century

Yoruba

G254

light brown patina; standing man holding an infant in the crook of his PL arm, seated on a book; man has hair cut in a tonsure hairstyle

Saint Anthony of Padua, 17th-18th century

India

G254

standing figure holding Christ child who sits on a book (?) in saint's PL hand; saint holds cross in PR hand; figure wears a robe with a wide collar, tied with a twisted belt, and sandals

Toni Malau (St. Anthony), late 18th-early 19th century

Kongo

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tiny comb with rounded top with finial-like protrusion; hole in top for wearing as a pendant; incised designs--same on each side--of zigzag bands, straight and curved bands and cross hatched zigzags

Beard comb, early 20th century

Unknown

G254

Square base with a wheel of law on a double lotus plinth; 2 rows of spokes on wheel

Seal, 1428

China

G216

frowning bearded man wearing elaborate costume and flame-like hairstyle holding a sword in his proper right hand and the ankle of a small horned demon figure in his proper left hand

Shōki, the Demon Queller, and a Demon, mid 19th century

Kaigyokusai Masatsugu

G219

man with long beard squatting over a hat under which an oni with fangs and claws is trapped

Shōki capturing a demon with a hat, 19th century

Harumitsu

G219

a. body; b.right arm; c. left arm; d-g. nails. [Culture formerly "Probably Sevilla, Spain" - FLB, 03/15/2016]

Corpus, c. 1700

Master of Guadalcanal

G341

six scenes from the life of Christ; bottom row the Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration of the Magi; middle row Betrayal of Christ by Judas, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection; top row Ascension and Pentecost

Diptych with scenes from the life of Christ, c. 1375

Attributed to Master of the Passion Diptych

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Curved piece of ivory; slightly rounded corners on top, slight indentation at bottom

Court Tablet (Hu), 17th century

China

G217

ivory noisemaker; extension carved with flowers and crosshatched designs; plexi stand

Grogger (noise maker), 20th century

Middle East or India

G362

carved ivory figure; spoon attached to the foot

Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935

China

G216

natural colored ivory carved with numerous figures standing and sitting

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1925

China

G216

carved figure of Kannon with eight arms on lotus base

Standing Kannon, late 19th century

Toshiyuki

G239

snuff bottles (double); ivory, carved and painted; ivory tops; two fish, symbol of conjugal felicity

Snuff Bottle, 1875-1925

China

G216

ivory, carved and colored; carved ivory top; carving represents people struggling against a flood

Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935

China

G216

carved figure, probably a princess

Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935

China

G216

man with long beard pushing a small demon to the ground and holding him under a large hat

Shōki, the Demon Queller, Catching a Demon, second half 19th century

Sawaki Masakazu

G219

ivory, overlaid with red lacquer; ivory top; design etched in lacquer; charming figures and scenes; the Pine symbolized long life; the Lotus guards against Evil Spirits; the Bat, Symbol for happiness

Snuff Bottle, 1890-1930

China

G216

snuff bottle, carved; eighteen figures, representing the Immortals; note the carving on the shoulder, top and base; very fine piece

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

ivory, carved; an old bottle; note handles on shoulders

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

St. Jerome, c. 1635

Adam Lenckhardt

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snuff bottle, unusually carved; a philosopher and attendant on one side, bamboo tree on the other; the Pine Tree, Bamboo and Plum are symbols of which the Chinese say 'These trees are like friends because they keep green in cold weather'; all three of these trees are connected by the Chinese with longevity

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

carved; the Lotus, sacred to the Buddhist and the Taoist religions

Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935

China

G216

square base with Wheel of Law as knob, resting on double lotus plinth; spoked wheel with edging of groups of three circles

Seal, 1428

China

G217

figural garden and tea house motifs

Wrist Rest, c. 1900

China

G217

carved figure, with cap as the stopper; carrying a peach in one hand, the peony in the other; garments etched

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

snuff bottle of Ivory, carved and colored; ivory top

Snuff Bottle, 1800-1880

China

G216

top decorated with symmetrical design with scrolling edges; some cutouts in various shapes (teardrops, circles, quatrefoil, bar) inlaid with gold stamped with repeating circular patterns on front and back of comb; tapering teeth

Hair comb, about 1800

Swahili

G254

elongated face; concave on back; spots and whiskers inlaid; leaf-shaped ears; open mouth with teeth and tongue visible; warm brown patina

Leopard Pendant, 17th-18th century

Benin

G250

Door Panel, Mamluk dynasty, wood carved with geometric and arabesque patterns, inlaid with ivory. Panel has modern mount and is set in seperate base which has four small decorative wood panels inset. Remounted 1984.

Door Panel, 14th century

Egypt

G242

carved figure, woman carrying Lotus Flower with Lotus Leaf; lacquer overlaid; ivory

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure, seated, one hand on the Pheasant; lotus in hair

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure, holding the peach, emblem of longevity and also of marriage

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure with incense burner on stand

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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snuff bottle, of ivory, overlaid with black and red lacquer; carved; red coral top in old silver mounting; design, the Peony; phoenix on shoulder; emblem of beauty

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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woman sitting behind a man; woman applies a burning stick to the man's back while he grimaces and pulls away

Netsuke [woman giving man a treatment], late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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creature with frog's body, bird's head and long hair crouching on a lotus leaf, holding a fish on top of the leaf with its proper left front foot and grasping another fish under a hole in the leaf with its proper right front foot

Netsuke [Kappa on a lotus leaf], 19th century

Hidekazu

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skeleton seated behind a giant skull, holding a rosary in its proper left hand and a drum beater in its proper right hand

Skeleton beating a large skull, 19th century

Kikutei

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cluster of six nuts

Netsuke [six ginko nuts], late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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square shape with carved raijin figure amid swirling clouds; raijin wears a fierce look, and brandishes drumsticks above and below face

Raijin motif, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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elderly couple: male figure stands leaning on farm tool; female figure crouches, holding object between her hands

Two farmers, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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jolly figure carrying large sack on PL shoulder

Man carrying a bag over his shoulder, late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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round ivory netsuke with carved image of male figure looking to L with dragon on head; flames at L; incised drum on back

Netsuke (manju), 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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skull with snake coiled on top; tail curving down back of skull; no lower jaw

Snake sitting on a skull, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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elderly woman squatting on PR knee holding cleaver in PR hand above a large fruit with a baby emerging

(A farmer discovering Momotaro in a peach), late 19th century

Seiichi

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man kneeling on PR knee hoisting a baby over his PL knee with his PL hand; both figures are smiling; man is holding an object against baby's leg

(Man and boy), late 19th century

Seiichi

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smiling, seated musician holding drum in PL hand and stick in raised PR hand; tied bundle at PL thigh; square box at PR knee

Musician at New Year, late 19th century

Seiichi

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standing figure roughly carved with heart-shaped head and cylindrical body; two protruding mounds indicate breasts and are set wide apart; arms and legs are minimally rendered--no differentiated hands or feet; eyes and ears are wide, simply carved concentric circles; figure's back has series of tiny dark hash marks up and down each side of spine area

Standing figure, 20th century

Lega

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figurative female pendant; main body of pendant is thick and rectangular, with a slightly thinner neck and a round head; dark lines on face mark the large, oval eyes, the large round nose, and the wide mouth; head is carved with dark lines that resemble hair; arms lie against the body and bend up so that hands rest on shoulders; a line runs down the center of torso, and two circles, with dark dots in the center lie on either side of line; entire piece is a light cream color with darker discolorations throughout

Pendant, 19th century

Luba

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small pendant of hippo ivory carved into likeness of man's face; on top of head rests three-pointed crown with a band of repeating black dots below; face has high forehead, bulging eyes, rounded nose, and mouth that protrudes to a point; man has triangular beard that tapers at bottom; piece is yellowish in hue with the reverse being a darker brown

Pendant, mid 20th century

Pende

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may be in the form of a rounded vessel with three bands around wide neck and three bands around stemmed base; small loop handle on one side; small round opening on opposite side; golden brown patina

Whistle, c. 1900

Luba

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with bamboo motif; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with bird on blossoming branch; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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crucified Christ figure wearing crown of thorns, with head tilted slightly to PR and arms outstretched; medium brown

Crucifix, 17th-18th centuries

India

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golden brown patina; standing figure of Mary holding a book in her PR hand and a tiny infant Jesus sitting upright held with her PL hand; garments on both figures have many vertical pleats; edging on Mary's headscarf and garments are sawtooth; removable base with winged face at front

Madonna and Child, 18th century

India

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standing female figure holding a small book in her PL hand; trim on headscarf and garment is scalloped with circle border; tall base with scrolling leaves; medium brown; "14" on masking tape on back of base

Figure of Mary Magdalene, 17th-19th century

India

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brown patina; standing woman with hands folded; long face; headscarf which extends down nearly to skirt hem in back

Figure of "Our Lady of Sorrows", 17th-18th century

India

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standing Madonna with head turned toward PL holding infant Christ in a reclining position in front of her chest; winged putto head at bottom center; golden brown patina

Madonna and Child, 18th century

India

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golden brown patina; standing man with hair in a ring around edges of his head; arms out, bent at elbows (forearms lost); collar of robe falls into a V on upper back

St. Francis of Assisi, 17th-18th century

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Christ figure looking up; arms lost; medium patina

Crucifix, 17th-18th century

India

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dark brown patina; seated figure with legs hanging down--PL ankle hooked behind PR leg; PR elbow resting on a round object with PR hand on cheek; PL hand on knee; tiny sheep in PL thigh and PL shoulder; figure wears tunic with incised grid motif; pin in backside

Christ the Good Shepherd, 17th-18th century

India

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golden brown patina; standing woman holding a book her in PL hand; PR hand in a fist with a hole in center; woman has thick hair beneath a headscarf; woman stands on an attached base which is unfinished on the back; masking tape with "13" on back

Figure of Mary Magdalene, 17th-18th century

India

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brown patina; relief head of a woman with feathery hair and pierced ears; unfinished on back; masking tape with "5" on back

Bust of Madonna, 17th-18th century

India

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brown patina; standing woman with hands together in prayer; woman wears a headscarf over her shoulders that extends down to her skirt hem in back, with edging of circles between bands; very regular vertical folds in clothing on back

Figure of Mary (Assumption), 17th-18th century

India

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standing figure with PR hand on chest, holding a vertical object in PL hand; shoulder length hair; medium brown patina; "12" on masking tape on back

Figure of a saint, 17th-18th century

India

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cream to golden brown patina; standing Mary with long uncovered feathery hair down to her mid back holding infant Jesus in her PL hand, who is nude and sits upright; Mary wears a robe with a tie at the waist and a mantle with decorative incised edging over her shoulders

Madonna and Child, 17th-18th century

India

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fang-like fragment; dark brown

Carving Fragment (?), before 1500

Inuit

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unidentifiable fragment; rounded rectangular shape with protruding segment; dark brown

Carving Fragment, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole through tail; mottled browns

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; slightly bulbous body; light brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; medium brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised nostrils and eyes; light brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; small head; dark brown; six incised holes on back; vertical hole in tail

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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four-legged animal with short stumpy tail and rounded ears; back legs fused and pierced with a hole; medium brown

Quadruped, before 1500

Inuit

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with peony; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with flying crane; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with a lion; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with phoenix; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; several of the chips vary slightly in style and material; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips with carved hollyhock design; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with maple branch motif; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with abstracted floral motif in diamond shape; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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ivory container for 12 rectangular ivory chips engraved with pine tree; faces are carved with Japanese numerals and symbols; some tabs have a small embossed moon and flower; stored in L2015.33.426.4a,b

Box and assorted implements for the incense game, 17th-18th century

Unknown Japanese

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Carved, Nested Ball with Stand, one of a pair, 20th century

China

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angry faced man with long beard, waering elaborate hat and holding a paddle, being given a back massage by a small standing demon

Demon massaging the King of Hell, early 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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smiling man with large earlobes, wearing a loose cloth hat, walking and operating a temple dancer puppet on top of a box/stage slung from his neck

Netsuke [Daikoku as a puppeteer], 19th century

Munenari

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man holding pipe, monkey carrying smoking pouch

Monkey trainer, late 19th century

Shioda Toshichika

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carved ivory ball of turtles climbing over one another; one turtle is facing outward holding a fan in PL hand and a lotus in PR hand; another faces outward, possibly dancing with another turtle

Ball of turtles, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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tortoise with retracted head and extremities visible on underside

Retracted turtle, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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netsuke in form of a partially open clamshell; tiny boy inside holding top of clamshell open; small turtle and package at boy's side

Clamshell with boy and turtle inside, late 18th-19th century

Johō

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seated male figure holding sake gourd in PL hand; holding bowl up to PL shoulder where a turtle is perched, drinking from bowl; turtle has long flowing hair in back

Man with minogame, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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tanuki holding inscribed object in PL hand and inscribed bottle attached to rope slung over PR shoulder; lotus leaf hat

Tanuki, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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turtle climbing over a pile of squirming rats; some rats are climbing on turtle

Turtle amidst mice, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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ghoulish figure with large eyes; snake-like ropes on chest, robs bundled; carved bow on back

Hotei, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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demon mask with bulging eyes, flared nostrils, and fangs; opposite side: four men seated in a boat relaxing

Mask with boath with figures on the back, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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male figure with beard bracing the arms of another man who is seated at his knees; basket with fish at PR; another fish under man who is seated; bag with engraved design on back

Two men with fish, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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turtle climbing over a cluster of lotus leaves and flowers; smooth underside with carved, stylized characters

Turtle on lotus leaves, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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three turtles standing in a stack, with largest turtle at bottom, and smallest at top; bottom turtle is standing on lily pad

Pyramid of three turtles, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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long, narrow figure of a Western male figure wearing a hat and holding a rooster with a long tail

Dutchman with rooster, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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white frog with organic circle forms on its back; stopper with spoon fits into frog's mouth and has a trefoil design with three openwork circles

Snuff bottle in the form of a frog, Date Unknown

China

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representing wild dog or wolf. The fine lines of the fur have been darkened

Wolf with deer leg, mid 19th century

Tomotada

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Small off-white figure head with three pointed headdress on top. One hole on each end of headdress. Shallow hole for each eye and nostrils.

Miniature Mask, early 20th century

Pende

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set of 32 chessmen, sixteen red and sixteen white (natural); each chaessman stands on a carved filigree globe, within which are one or more free carved balls; the globe rests on small turned stem, and the foot is carved with double row of lotus design

Chess Set, 18th century

China

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Shaman's Charm, Ivory with gold patination, N.Am.Ind.,Tsimshian or Tlingit,c.1860

Charm, 19th century

Tsimshian or Tlingit

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man and woman with a calabash; Yoruba Tribe; pair of figures carved in ivory; the male figure is standing and holding a round vessel, his hands at its opening; the female clings to his arms, over the vessel, her feet off the ground

Man and woman with a calabash, before 1850

Yoruba

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band of cross-hatch design below a kneeling female figure holding an object in front; on top of her head, the tusk, forms a conical hat; H. 1- 1/4 x dia. 1 5/16 (base) in.

Ifa Divination Tapper, 19th century

Yoruba

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snuff bottle of ivory, carved; ivory top; carved with cranes and bamboo

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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snuff bottle of ivory, carved and colored; ivory top

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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ivory, deeply cut; ivory top; beautifully colored and carved; figure of a Princess in the center of group on one side

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure, holding a Symbol, seated on a Phoenix

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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ivory, old; glass top; the handles carved on sides

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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netsuke, in form of pair of grotesque lions with amber (?) eyes, playing together

Two Chinese Lions Wrestling, 18th century

Unknown Japanese

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Miniature human figure; 100 B.C. to 500 A.D.

Figure, 100 BCE - 500 CE

Okvik

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half cylinder; carved figures in concave portion; seated scholar depicted on outside; purchased with BBD funds by QI Xiyu

Wrist Rest, one of pair, late 19th century

China

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carved ivory seated figure in warrior dress, holding a spear in proper right hand

Figure of a Seated Male, c. 1870

China

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carved ivory bottle vase with hexagonal base and dragons in relief around neck

Bottle Vase, c. 1850

China

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carved figure of a man holding a long tailed cockerel with a hen pecking at the long tail feathers

Man holding a long tailed cockerel, late 19th century

Kyōsai

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carved figure of a standing man holding a staff with a monkey standing at his feet and on his head

Monkey trainer with two monkeys, late 19th century

Kōgetsu

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%C2%A9 %C5%8Cmura Minosuke

Cleaning the Great Buddha in Nara, 1970s

Ōmura Minosuke

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two fruits growing on a branch with 1/2 of an insect-eaten leaf on top of largest fruit; snail on branch below smallest fruit

Netsuke [biwa with snail], late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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low relief carving of boy with a rock in his proper right hand about to smash a large wine vat on his left; stick with streamer and a spool (?) carved on back

Netsuke [Kwang Sze-Ma], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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curly-haired man holding a trumpet in his proper right hand curls his proper left arm behind him to hold a small boy on his proper right shoulder; man is bent at waist

Dutchman with Chinese child, late 18th century

Unknown Japanese

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hare with inlaid red eyes holds a large staff in its left front paw and pushes a large ball over stylized, spiral clouds

Hare and the moon, late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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carved figure, with cap as stopper; holding peaches

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved ivory figure; spoon attached to the foot

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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Knife handle without blade; 12th-16th century

Knife Handle, 7th-11th century

Punuk

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little boy standing behind a seated woman, who holds a mask with an enormously long nose on her lap and holds the nose in her proper right hand

Mother and son with tengu mask, 19th century

Chounsai

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smiling man with curling beard and hair in a ponytail on top of his head wears a loose cloak and holds the body of a lobster in his proper right hand and its tentacles in his proper left hand

Fisherman with lobster, late 18th century

Unknown Japanese

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carved figure of a hunter carrying a large monkey on his back with two smaller monkeys at his feet

Hunter carrying a monkey he caught, 1870s

Takeuchi Kyūichi

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one man lying on his stomach with another man staddling him, seated on his back and grabbing the lying man's hair with his proper left hand

Netsuke [Shigen and Kensin fighting], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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three-eyed, long-tongued figure with a staff slung across its proper right shoulder squats behind a wicker basket with an animal-like demon bursting out of the proper right side

Netsuke [an apparition capturing an Oni], early 20th century

Seiyu

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striding demon-man, with closed umbrella in proper right hand, rests proper left hand on shoulder of Okame, who adjusts the demon's sandal with his proper left hand and rests his proper right hand on the demon's knee

Netsuke [Okame and Ohi], 19th century

Kosen

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topless woman with head raised and open mouth struggling to free herself from an octopus which has wrapped its tentacles around her

Abalone fishergirl wrestling with an octopus, 19th century

Ransai

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bald standing man with toad on proper right shoulder and jar shaped basket slung over proper left shoulder

Gama Sennin carrying the three-legged toad, mid 19th century

Kunimitsu

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carved sculpture depicting dragons emerging from a hibachi resting on a wave. Dragons emerging from hibachi, or jar containing burning charcoal, are a symbol meaning 'the unexpected always happens'

Two dragons emerging from a bowl amid waves, late 19th century

Jukō

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carved figure of Priest with a fly-whisk

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved ivory figure of a bearded old man holding a scepter in proper left hand

Figure of a Confucian Sage, 17th century

China

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carved ivory finial; upper surface has garden scene with central stone column and two cranes at ground line looking back at each other; meandering patterned band at side; five circles encompassing a floral pattern at underside; circular hole at underside center

Finial, 13th-14th century

China

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man kneeling on proper left knee is startled as the frog in the basket over his shoulder touches his face with its front flipper; man carries axe in proper left hand

(Farmer and Frog), 20th century

Gyokumei

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two bird heads facing each other with a ball between their beaks, attached to a round base

Netsuke [Mokugyo], late 19th century

Chi

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two boys; one on right has his proper right arm around boy on left; boy on left points to his cheek with his proper left hand, while sticking out his tongue and holding a roly-poly doll on his lap

Netsuke [two boys with Daruma doll], late 19th century

Hogyoku

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bald man with enlarged earlobes and pot belly holding two tiny boys in a sack on his proper left shoulder

(Hotei and Two Boys in a Sack), 20th century

Hozan

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unnamed (long narrow object), ivory, Egyptian, century? cat. card dims L. 3-1/4', W. 7/8'; object is cracked with loose piece needing repair. Object of unknown use, with flat oval end and open-work handle.

Long narrow object, Date Unknown

Ancient Egyptian

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carved figures with caps as stoppers; holding lotus leaf; double snuff bottle

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
ivory, carved and colored; ivory top; elaborate, deep carving; dragons on sides; two panels of birds and flowers

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
carved figure, carrying a ram; garment beautifully bordered in gold lacquer

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
carved ivory figure; carved ivory cap as stopper; holding immortal peach

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View

Untitled (Monkey God holding two acolytes with foots on demon man figure), Date Unknown

India

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Untitled (Elephant with Siva and Parvati), Date Unknown

India

Not on View
carved group of father and son in tug-of-war with monkeys on bridge

Tug-of-war between monkeys and farmer with his son, late 19th century

Tsugitoshi

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smiling man with an open mouth squatting at a large mortar which he stirs with a pestle while an animal wearing a robe and a lotus pad hat stands to his proper left with the animal's proper right front paw on the man's upper arm

Netsuke [brewer and Tanuki], 19th century

Hirotoshi

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man with shoulder length curly hair wearing a hat with a feather and a cloak with wave design on back bending at waist to pick up a bird

Dutchman and Rooster, late 18th century

Unknown Japanese

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cluster of seven masks; five on top, two on bottom

Noh masks, 19th century

Hakuunsai

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uchiwa-form netsuke; carved on top with a view of the Kiyomizu-dera (pavillion, trees and water); genre scene carved on rounded side; landscape with pavillion carved on side with indentation

Kiyomizu Temple in fan shape, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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human figure with fox face wearing a hooded costume with long sleeve openings; head turned toward proper right shoulder; both hands resting on top of bamboo staff

Netsuke [fox woman], c. late 18th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
horse looking back over its proper left shoulder and jumping over a giant double gourd

Netsuke [Chokaro's horse jumping over gourd], 19th century

Shigemasa

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tiny long-haired, horned demon collapsed in mourning across a large severed forearm with three-fingered hand; demon holds head with proper left hand and a rosary in its proper right hand

Small demon crying over the severed arm of the Rashomon demon, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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man with beard shadow and large earlobes, wearing a cloth hat and sitting on a bag, performing calculations on an abacus

Daikoku using an abacus, 19th century

Shōkyūsai

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demon with roaring, dragon-like head and open mouth, running low to the ground, carrying a small box

Netsuke [Oni with box], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
four larger flat nuts with four smaller nuts stacked on top of them in a square design

Pile of eight ginko nuts, 19th century

Kiyokatsu

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seated cross-legged, slightly smiling man holding an Okame mask

Netsuke [mask carver], 20th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
carved figure, carrying flower basket

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
carved figure holding the peach, symbol of immortality, probably the portrait of a priest, or of one of the Immortals

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
hairy-faced, horned figure wearing short skirt and bare feet; holding a T-shaped staff in proper right hand and an alms book in proper left hand; an umbrella is strapped to his back

(Penitent Oni), 20th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
snuff bottle of ivory, overlaid with black lacquer; ivory top; design etched in lacquer; four graceful figures; lovely border and top of etched lacquer on ivory; figure of Princess with fan near the Jade Tree; design shows Bamboo Tree and Jade Flowers

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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ivory, colored, carved; the peony, the pheasant, the bats, are symbols of good fortune, love, affection, happiness, especially fitting for presentation pieces; note the fine quality of carving

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
carved, colored; very fine piece of carving

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
ivory, overlaid with red lacquer; ivory top; design shows the Phoenix and the Dragon in the Clouds; the three-clawed Dragon is, in China, the one commonly used for decoration; this is the Imperial Dragon of Japan; the Peach near the Dragon is the Symbol of marriage; the Phoenix, or Ho Ho Bird descends to earth to ring good tidings; he Bat is a Symbol of happiness

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
ivory overlaid with red lacquer, ivory top; very beautifully carved; beautiful detail on neck of the Bottle; note the Peony Tree, not a shrub; emblematical of good fortune, love and affection; next to the chrysanthemum, the peony was the chosen flower; beautiful color both of ivory and lacquer

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
snuff bottle of ivory, carved, colored, with ivory top beautifully designed; sixteen fish in seaweed

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
carved figural group of a man with monkey on his shoulder and a boy holding an egg

Monkey trainer with child, late 19th century

Hōgetsu

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seated man with a drum leaning against his proper left leg, holding a pouch in his proper left hand and a pipe in his proper right hand; a monkey sits on top of the parcel tied on the man's back; the man grimaces while the monkey cleans the man's proper right ear

Monkey Trainer, late 19th century

Josō

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laughing man leaning against a giant gourd with a giant catfish wrapped around both gourd and man

Netsuke [man, giant gourd and giant catfish], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
man with his tongue sticking out looking back over his proper right shoulder; holding a flywhisk in his proper right hand and grasping his hair with his proper left hand; wearing a bowl-shaped hat pushed back off his head

Dutchman, 18th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
man with slightly pointed, large cranium stands with head bent over, reading a partially unrolled scroll; end of scroll has small black inlay

Netsuke [Jurojin], early 19th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
fox mask with two carved cords on back

Netsuke [fox mask], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
carved figure holding incense burner

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
Setsubon Oni, carved ivory netsuke; the Oni is hiding in a wood footwarmer; signed by carver with a red seal

%C2%A9 Hiraga Meigyokusai

Demon hiding in a foot warmer, 1970s

Hiraga Meigyokusai

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winged creature hatching with part of one wing visible at right and claws below head; low relief leaves carved on egg

Netsuke [Tengu hatching], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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carved ivory figure of a seated woman, bodhisattiva, holding a staff in proper left hand in high-backed chair with relief above head

Seated Budhisattiva, c. 1850

China

Not on View
figural garden and tea house motifs

Carved Landscape Scene, c. 1900

China

Not on View

Untitled (Cow with Siva and Parvati and Ganesa), Date Unknown

India

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man dressed in black and white rolling a giant, egg-shaped doll with face and three hand prints on front and back

Netsuke [man rolling Daruma doll], late 19th century

Shigemasa

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smiling fisherman with open mouth wearing grassy skirt and open shirt carrying an octopus upside-down on his back

Fisherman carrying an octopus over his shoulder, 19th century

Kōsen

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two laughing men one seated on ground, other behind on a trotting horse; man on horse rests proper right hand on shoulder of seated man; bottom of netsuke is an oval form seal

Seal-form Netsuke [two men], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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male mask with large nose, furrowed brow and grimacing mouth

Noh mask, late 19th century

Kōgetsu

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cluster of nine fruits of various sizes attached to a branch with a long, insect-eaten leaf on back

Netsuke [cluster of biwa], 1851-1899

Unknown Japanese

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figure with fox head dressed in a coat and hood and holding a staff horizontally at its upper back

Fox Priest, early 19th century

Yoshitada

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skeleton bending under the weight of a Mokugyo slung around its neck

Netsuke [skeleton and Mokugyo], late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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carved figure of a princess with fan; colored with lacquer

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

Not on View
pair of covered ivory bottles, inlaid with red lacquer; heads of elephants forming handles; wooden standards

Bottle, Qianlong period, 1736-1795

China

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ivory, overlaid with black lacquer; ivory top; lacquer carved; design- two ladies in a garden; other side Pheasant in a Magnolia Tree; pheasant is the emblem of beauty; to the Chinese, magnolia suggests the smile of the Maiden; the Magnolia usually accompanies beautiful women

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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snuff bottle of ivory, overlaid with black lacquer; ivory top; design etched in geometric flower design

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved; probably Ho San-Koo, whose emblem is the Lotus, and who carries the fan

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure on a horse, playing a zither

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure of a Princess, carrying a Ram

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure; princess seated upon a dragon; she is holding a Joo-e head, of fungus; the Sceptre of Longevity; universally used for decorative purposes

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure, holding the Zither

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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solid cylinder with rectangular opening near bottom; figure kneeling inside opening; attendant on figure's proper left sits holding a pipe(?) in his proper right hand and his staff leaning against cylinder; attendant on proper right leans his upper body against the cylinder and holds his staff in his proper right hand while looking up and to the left

Netsuke [Todaiji column and crawlspace], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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man wearing short-brimmed hat with tassel, long cloak and pointed toe wooden-style shoes holding a long trumpet in his proper left hand; carved in 18th c. style

Standing Portuguese, 19th century

Anrakusai

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man wearing a short coat and pants patched at the knees holds a large fish with inlaid eye in front of him

Netsuke [man holding a Tai fish], 19th century

Ryumin

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group of baskets, bowls, jars and other containers, mortar and pestle and dipper

Netsuke [tea ceremony objects], 19th century

Hoshinsai

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man with bald spot and flamelike hair jumping on an attacker, holding his neck down with his proper left hand and swinging a go board back with his proper right arm to hit the attacker

Netsuke [Sato No Tadanobu], early 20th century

Unknown Japanese

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modified rectangular shape with one curved long side and one short side rough, with open rectangular hole for 'blade'

Carpenter's plane, 19th century

Tomochika

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Rounded quatrefoil box; undecorated; flat top

Ink Box, 18th century

China

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brown rat sitting on tan pillow shape with a leaf under its feet; branch & flower & two holes on bottom; other J #82

Rat on persimmon, late 19th century

Nobuyuki

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man with proper right leg raised, tilting head to proper right, rests hand on a basket of clams on his head

Netsuke [dancing farmer with clam basket], early 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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cluster of six double-lobed eggplants of various sizes

Netsuke [six eggplants], late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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bearded man wearing short skirt with a demon mask at his waist carrying a short man with long arms on his back; short man carries a fish in his proper right hand

Netsuke [Tenaga and Ashinaga], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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flat and rectangular in shape; horse with head bent down to ground to proper right side of front legs; tail curved around back of body

Grazing horse, early 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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figure with fox head holding a staff diagonally across her body seated on a kneeling man who sticks out his tongue

Netsuke [fox woman and man], early 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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female figure with a baby clinging to her back; may have been a sword handle

Maternity Figure, 18th century

Yoruba

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small four-legged animal with fang-like tusks; small bulbous tail; hole through head; mottled light and dark brown

Quadruped, before 1500

Inuit

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four-legged animal with long neck and short legs; long tail; dark brown; incised eyes

Quadruped, before 1500

Inuit

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elongated body; fins at back; incised mouth, nostrils, eyes and ears; dark brown; flat on bottom

Seal, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; mottled browns; hole on bottom at tail

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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squirrel-like four-legged animal with bushy tail; incised mouth, nostrils and eyes; mottled light and dark brown

Quadruped, before 1500

Inuit

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four-legged animal with missing tail; dark brown; back legs fused

Quadruped, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes; vertical hole through tail; light brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole through tail; dark brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole in tail; bulbous body; dark brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; six incised spots on back; vertical hole on tail; light brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes and nostrils; dark brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; mottled browns; vertical hole in tail

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole in tail; mottled browns

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole in tail; medium brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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carved in the form of pierced rocks with flowers growing in the crevices and beneath the flowering branches of a gnarled and stunted prunus tree growing to one side

Brush rest, 18th century

China

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simplified seated figure with legs slightly apart; armless

Seated Human Figure, before 1500

Inuit

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tailless four-legged animal; incised eyes; hole through hips; light brown

Quadruped, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; vertical hole in tail; light brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

Not on View
bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes and nostrils; vertical hole through tail; mottled light and dark brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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tailless four-legged animal; dark brown

Quadruped, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; light brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; mottled browns; vertical hole in tail

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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unidentifiable fragment; curved, organic shape, flat on bottom, with irregular ball on top; back surface rough, chipped; dark brown

Carving Fragment, before 1500

Inuit

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bulbous body; slightly raised head; incised nostrils, mouth, eyes and ears; small hole in bottom; flat bottom; light brown

Seal, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes and nostrils; vertical hole through tail; light brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; mottled browns; vertical hole in tail; two incised spots on back

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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four-legged animal with short tail; medium brown

Quadruped, before 1500

Inuit

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four-legged animal with a short, bushy tail; small head; mottled dark and light brown

Quadruped, before 1500

Inuit

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elongated body; hole through tail; incised eyes, nostrils and three spots on back of neck; light brown

Seal, before 1500

Inuit

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bird form with flat bottom; incised eyes; vertical hole in tail; light brown

Bird, before 1500

Inuit

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carved, colored with carnelian top; note the carving

Snuff Bottle, 1890-1930

China

G216

curved; each clapper in the shape of a thin human arm and hand with long, thin fingers; incised bracelets at each wrist with linear patterns; ivory colored with some tan spotting

Pair of clappers, about 1550-1292 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

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ivory jade, traces of earthlike substance.

Belt Hook, 475-221 BCE

China

G215

coffee pot, has a matching tray, pattern of thistles and thistle leaves

Coffeepot, 1891

Gorham Manufacturing Company

G350

Small jade blade with geometric design (two bands of criss-cross pattern) at the handle; incised on both sides identically; three ridged blade, one center and two side producing a beveled surface; four projecting teeth at the base, small perforation. Ivory (oyster) colored jade; trace of clay-like substance.

Ge Dagger Pendant, 1766-1122 BCE

China

G215

ivory jade as white as chicken bone

Pendant in the Form of a Bird, 475-221 BCE

China

G215

ivory jade, traces of earthlike substance. adorned with network of T-shaped double spiral designs in incision and relief. Fitting slot drilled in center.

Peng Sword Guard, 475-221 BCE

China

G215

carved figure, with carved ivory cap for stopper, studded with jade green; peony in one hand, fan in the other

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

comb, ornament, with projecting spines; repousse, sheet gold and ivory.

Comb, 7th-10th century

China

G208

carved ivory with 'Rakan' disciples of Buddha in high relief; painted; carved stopper and ivory spoon

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

Covered entree dish, number is worn; oblong with shell and gadroon edge, crested cover

Covered warmer, c. 1826

Garrard & Co.

G350

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube

Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century

China

G217

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube

Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century

China

G217

folding fan of ivory with cream colored ribbon near top of ribs; lacy openwork design of Chinese figures in landscape; figures at top of ribs; row of fish and dragon beneath figures; guards carved with figures and dragons

Folding Fan, early 19th century

China

G217

miniature totem pole; white with touches of black for eyes of animals and brown snout on polar bear at top; animals depicted, from bottom: walrus, beluga whale, seal and polar bear; greenish-grey rectangular stone base

%C2%A9 Guy Nutarariq

Animal totem, 2009

Guy Nutarariaq

G260

Desk, c. 1750-1780

Brazil

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designed for Rockledge, the E. L. King House, Homer, MN (demolished 1987)

Sugar bowl from the martelé coffee and tea service for Rockledge, c. 1912

George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company

G300

designed for Rockledge, the E. L. King House, Homer, MN (demolished 1987)

Teapot from the martelé coffee and tea service for Rockledge, c. 1912

George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company

G300

designed for Rockledge, the E. L. King House, Homer, MN (demolished 1987)

Hot water kettle and stand from the coffee and tea service for Rockledge, c. 1912

George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company; Retailer: Spaulding & Company, Chicago, Illinois

G300

designed for Rockledge, the E. L. King House, Homer, MN (demolished 1987)

Tray from the martelé coffee and tea service for Rockledge, c. 1912

George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company

G300

designed for Rockledge, the E. L. King House, Homer, MN (demolished 1987)

Coffee pot from the martelé coffee and tea service for Rockledge, c. 1912

George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company

G300

calcified ivory jade; dancer's legs terminate in a fish tail through which a pendant hole is drilled

Pendant of a Dancer, 480-221 BCE

China

G215

Ivory-tan jade.

Ceremonial Ge Dagger, 1100-771 BCE

China

G215

designed for Rockledge, the E. L. King House, Homer, MN (demolished 1987)

Waste bowl from the martelé coffee and tea service from Rockledge, c. 1912

George Washington Maher; Manufacturer: Gorham Manufacturing Company

G300

snuff bottle; crystal with red top; painted with six figures

Snuff Bottle, 1923

China

G216

Pouch in blue looped silk with design in greys and browns, silver dragon mounting; netsuke of ivory with inlaid silver dragon; netsuke attached by silver chain

Tobacco Pouch and Netsuke, c. 1880

Unknown Japanese

G239

Snuff bottle. Bean. An ivory neck with silver top. Bean very finely carved

Snuff Bottle, 1800-1900

China

G216

Snuff bottle. Crystal. Red Top. Hand painted inside with lotus flower spray and bird. Signed and sealed

Snuff Bottle, 1898

China

G216

snuff bottle of ivory, etched; glass top in old silver setting

Snuff Bottle, 1875-1925

China

G216

Snuff Bottle. Cinnabar Lacquer. Carved. Green jade top.

Snuff Bottle, 1800-1900

China

G216

angular design--angular handle and top knob; pointed shoulder; flat top; two ivory rings on handle; decorated with Asian-style designs of cranes, bamboo, fan shapes, the moon and flowers

Teapot, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, c. 1875

William Fairbourne and Sons

G354

cylindrical, slightly waisted shape following the form of the tusk; rebated at the foot to receive the inset flat base; decorated with design of lady dressed in robes with flowing scarves, holding a tray with a peach; crane leaning toward woman with beak open; rocky outcrop and tall pine tree in background

Brushpot, 1796-1820

Chih Ting

G217

ivory jade with brown clouds. Pattern of spiral-comma variation on surface and animal face at top end directly over belt loop.

Wei Scabbard Buckle, 206 BCE - 220 CE

China

G215

standing man picking up another man by his loincloth; inlaid horn eyes

Two wrestlers, 19th century

attributed to Tomochika

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arc-shaped pendant of ivory with white and golden tan patina; silver end caps and central band, decorated with pairs of bands and teardrop shaped elements in relief surrounded by circles at ends; wire flower on band at center, with dangle with punched circles around bottom edge hanging at bottom center

Pendant with chain, Date Unknown

Mende

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ivory body; horn-shaped; silver caps on wide and pointed ends; band around center with star or flower-shaped element; cap at pointed end has quatrefoil element with raised ball decorations and teardrop-shaped raised element on front; cap at wide end has star-shaped raised element and is decorated with rows of incised wavy lines; each cap has attached ovoid silver pendants to which a doubled chain is attached

Horn-shaped pendant with chain, late 19th century

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ivory pendant with light tan patina; cap at narrow end has large three-dimensional end piece with two rounded elements on rectangular "base", with dots and lines hammered on reverse; three bands of twisted wires on cap at narrow end, two on cap at wider end; hinged cover with knob finial; ivory carved with convex bands and zigzag band

Pendant with chain, Date Unknown

Mende

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top of tusk carved with a human figure wearing a flat-topped hat and shoes with large buttons, with hair in a ponytail; figure has coffee bean eyes and is smiling, with protruding top teeth; diamond-shaped hole in figure's chest; inscription carved on front between figure's legs; area below figure carved with geometric designs including dark brown and black inlays

Horn, Date Unknown

Mende

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ivory pendant with golden-brown patina; carved in an arcing horn shape; narrow end carved with round and triangular elements and open ring; silver collar at wide end with small silver band near narrow end; silver band decorated with incised arcs and circles; wide end decorated with pair of raised bands; end has raised rectangular element with studs at corners

Pendant with chain, Date Unknown

Mende

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base tapers to narrow opening with lip; approximately one half of jar is glazed with tan, white, olive green; other half is rust colored; contains specks of raised white textures; small, round ivory lid with incised concentric lines around carved finial; lined with gold leaf on bottom

%C2%A9 Hosokawa Morihiro

Tea caddy (chaire), early 21st century

Hosokawa Morihiro

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mask is long and oval, with a long narrow nose and two sets of eyes; top eyes each have dark slits that run side to side; bottom eyes are rubbed smooth; there is a deep, vertical groove between the nose and mouth; mouth is small and thin, and below it are six small holes on edge of mask; there is a hole on each side of the mask, at the edge, in between the top and bottom sets of eyes; mask is slightly yellow color of ivory with the carvings appearing brown-black

Mask, 20th century

Lega

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cylindrical, curved knife handle with a round top that has faint facial features--eyes, nose, and mouth carved into it; a small rectangular shape protrudes at the back of the "neck;" the bottom of the handle has three carved bands; the entire piece is light yellow in color--the natural hue of the ivory from which it is carved

Circumcision knife handle, 20th century

Luba

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flask is long and thin with a cylindrical base; bottom of piece has metal band with line of dots around center; above band is main base of piece with ornate design in shape of circle at center and curved designs at top; another metal band separates the base from the neck of the flask and a smaller metal band separates the neck from three bands of ivory, followed by a thicker band of metal; the ivory stopper of the flask is carved into the likeness of a head; the head is oval with small eyes, sharp eyebrows, a wide nose, and a small mouth; on top of head is a small, round headdress

Flask, 18th century

Mende

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wall letter rack with four small "pockets"; openwork ivory carving, backed with blue paper (or fabric?); six Chinoiserie scenes--scenes of figures in gardens, on boats and in pavilions; three figures on each side of pockets, in trees, surmounted by deer; three figures on each side of flat wall element, with a fanciful fish and winged figures at top; pair of dragons at bottom; openwork floral patterns

Letter rack, 19th century

China

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bracelet with banded decorations of silver studs; round and thick, made of ivory that appears yellow on the inside, and lighter on the outside; outside of bracelet has four stripes formed by tiny repeating studs of silver

Bracelet, 19th century

Democratic Republic of Congo (?)

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amulet of a bending female figure cylindrical in shape with a round, bumpy top; directly beneath the round top the wood curves in, and then connects to the larger base; face of figure is distinguished with shallowly carved eyes, mouth, and nose; her arms bend upward toward two small bumps resembling breasts; main body of amulet has various carvings, with holes possibly resembling eyes, and semicircular carvings, similar to a mouth; bottom of piece is flat; entire piece is made of hippo ivory and has alternating darker and lighter shade of the natural material

Amulet, late 19th century

Luba

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standing Madonna in a controposto pose with head tilted to PR slightly, holding Christ child who is seated in the crook of her PL arm; three putti heads with wings at bottom center beneath Madonna's feet; light brown patina; attached to dark wood base with applied floral medallions

Madonna and Child on crescent moon, 17th-18th century

India

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seal with straight body; round holes in mouth and back end--hollow; black coat with etched design, with rings around neck, lower body and each flipper

Needle case in the form of a seal, c. 1880-1910

Inuit or Yup'ik

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top of pin has seated stylized bear eating a salmon, held vertically; bear has rounded ears; round inlaid abalone eyes; pick-like pin

Blanket pin, late 19th century

Tlingit

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heavy gourd with lightly molded landscape with buildings; flat-topped, slightly domed cover carved with the 8 Precious Things surrounding a bat holding 2 fruits

Cricket Container, Date Unknown

China

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