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What is it?
Netsuke
What is it made of?
Ivory
Where is it from?
Japan
When was it made?
1600-1900
Object ID
AB 230
Description

This small ivory netsuke represents a man wearing a conical hat and leading a horse by a rope. The man's posture is hunched. They are both standing on a platform carved to look like the ground. The horse is wearing a patterned blanket and a bridle.

Credit
Donated by Mrs. Henry P. Kidder, 1926.
AB 230 Netsuke