Okimono

Description

Okimono of carved ivory, a group of seven intertwined rats, signed: Tomonobu, Japan, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1946.260

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Okimono

Production information

Tomonobu
Japan, East Asia

Date

1870 - 1899

Style / Culture

Meiji period, Japanese

Materials

Ivory

Physical description

Ivory

Exhibitions

• Inspired by Nature (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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