Carved ivory crab figure
Object No. A4262-22
Carved crab figure (okimono), ivory, metal, maker unknown, Japan, Meiji period, c.1900
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Summary
Physical Description
Ivory okimono in the form of an articulated crab, naturalistically carved with large front and back claws and three sectioned legs.
DIMENSIONS
Height
50 mm
Width
230 mm
Depth
150 mm
PRODUCTION
Notes
Inscription 光則 (Mitsunori)though the first character is slightly ambiguous.( courtesy Kenji Tanaka)
HISTORY
Notes
For the donor's story see: https://paulineconolly.com/2022/edith-hill-met-her-death-at-the-the-astor-sydneys-most-exclusive-residential-block/ accessed 16/4/23
SOURCE
Acquisition Date
21 July 1950
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