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Image Not Available for Inkstone in fitted case, with one side depicting a two-story house having two figures inside, and the other side depicting ducks and geese swimming beneath a weeping willow tree
Inkstone in fitted case, with one side depicting a two-story house having two figures inside, and the other side depicting ducks and geese swimming beneath a weeping willow tree
Image Not Available for Inkstone in fitted case, with one side depicting a two-story house having two figures inside, and the other side depicting ducks and geese swimming beneath a weeping willow tree

Inkstone in fitted case, with one side depicting a two-story house having two figures inside, and the other side depicting ducks and geese swimming beneath a weeping willow tree

MediumStone
Dimensions7 3/8 × 5 × 1 3/8 inches (18.7 × 12.7 × 3.5 cm)
CultureJapan
PeriodEdo period
ClassificationsDecorative Arts
Credit LineGift of Drs. Lee and Connie Koppelman
Terms
  • Decorative Arts
  • Japanese
  • Stone
Object number2011.079.025
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Image Not Available for Two-sided carving: one side in the form of an elongated mask; the other side in the form of a standing figure
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18th century (side with dragons) - 19th century (side with landscape)
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Image Not Available for Table snuff bottle with a battle or execution scene in carved relief on one side, and a sailing scene on the other side, set amid a mountainous landscape
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