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Netsuke of Monkey on a Mushroom

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Ivory, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan

Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage 1910

Netsuke Monkeys

Japan

Title: Netsuke of Monkey on a Mushroom

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Ivory, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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