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Maker(s):	Miwa, Kyusetsu
Culture:	Japanese (1940- )
Title:	Incense Box in the Form of a Mouse
Date Made:	1955
Type:	Ceremonial
Materials:	Ceramic; stoneware
Place Made:	Asia; Japan
Measurements:	Overall: 2 15/16 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 7/16 in; 7.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 3.7 cm
Narrative Inscription:	INSCRIPTION: bottom: [Japanese symbols encircled].
Accession Number:	MH 1979.14.5
Credit Line:	Gift of Dorothy L. Blair (Class of 1914)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Figure of a standing rat or mouse dressed as a Buddhist nun. The bottom can be separated into two parts.

Tags:
pottery; animals

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