https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/75601/fullSennin, Hirato ware19th century3/4 x 1/2 x 2 1/8 inches (1.9 x 1.3 x 5.5 cm)Porcelain, brown glaze, inkGift of Carl A. Kroch, Class of 193587.048.0560Netsuke in the form of a Chinese Daoist (Taoist) immortal (Chinese: xianren; Japanese: sennin), dressed in a hooded garment with a zigzag pattern on the back. He holds a walking staff and a gourd. His tongue is made of a separate piece of porcelain and sticks out of his mouth in various directions depending on how one positions the netsuke. Two circular perforations on the back.Costume18461123978Unidentified artistJapanese87.048.056_Disc0396_03965013