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Maker(s):Mitsu-hiro
Culture:Japanese
Title:Netsuke in the Form of an Octopus around an Octopus Trap
Date Made:19th century
Materials:ivory
Place Made:Japan
Measurements:Overall: 1 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 2.9 cm x 3.8 cm x 2.9 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1959.25
Credit Line:Gift of Susan D. Bliss
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Description:
Netsuke in the form of a jar-shaped octopus trap; to the sides are attached various mussels; hanging from the mouth of the jar, humorously sculptured, is an octopus wearing a short jacket and a very bored expression.

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