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Serpent Netsuke

Serpent Netsuke

Artist/Maker Japanese

Date19th century

MediumBlack walnut wood

DimensionsOverall: 1 × 2 × 1 1/2 in. (2.5 × 5.1 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineBequest of Charles F. and Abigail L. Olney

Object number1904.697

Status

Not on view

ProvenanceCharles F. Olney [1831-1903], Cleveland, OH; by inheritance 1903 to Abigail L. Olney [d. 1904], Cleveland, OH; by bequest 1904 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History

Forgotten Objects: Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 9, 1986 - March 23, 1986 )

Collections

Asian

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