Object Number | 88-11-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Japanese |
Provenience | Japan |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Wood (uncertain) | Ivory |
Technique | Carving |
Iconography | Dog |
Description | Dark wood (?) Sitting wolf, holding a skull in its mouth. Wolf has light-colored (ivory?) inlaid eyes. Skull has been hollowed out, perhaps used as a pipe. Wolf's left ear and right hind foot are chipped. Possibly used as a netsuke. |
Credit Line | Gift of Anonymous Donor, 1988 |
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