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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Japanese
Title:Bat with baby bat
Date Made:19th century
Type:Netsuke/Inro/Ojima
Materials:Wood; carved
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Overall: 1 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.5 cm x 4.1 cm x 3.2 cm
Narrative Inscription:  No inscription.
Accession Number:  MH 1986.30.84
Credit Line:William Richter Collection, Gift of Margaret Ruth Richter (Class of 1939)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
A wood Japanese netsuke of a bat resting on the ground, raising its head. A baby bat sticking out its head from behind under the big bat's wing.

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