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Netsuke

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What is it?
Pomegranate Netsuke
What is it made of?
Wood
Where is it from?
Japan
When was it made?
1600-1900
Object ID
AB XX 61
Description

This carved wooden netsuke takes the shape of a pomegranate. It has a bulbous shape with a puckered opening at the bottom and one side is "cut" open to reveal the pomegranate seeds inside. The pomegranate grows from a small branch next two two pairs of leaves. 

Credit
Gift of the Misses J. Dorothy and Edith M. Gordon, 1960
AB XX 61 Pomegranate Netsuke (front)