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Rabbit

mid-19th century

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This netsuke--a masterpiece of understated simplicity-- depicts a white rabbit. In Japanese folklore, a rabbit lives in the moon where he pounds rice cakes or prepares the elixir of immortality.

Rabbit, Mitsuhiro Ōhara (Japanese, 1810–1875), Ivory, Japan — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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inro 38.25.128, ojime 81.1.424.3 and netsuke 91.1.975

inscription, 38.25.128

Title: Rabbit

Artist: Mitsuhiro Ōhara (Japanese, 1810–1875)

Period: Edo period (1615–1868)

Date: mid-19th century

Culture: Japan

Medium: Ivory

Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); D. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)

Classification: Netsuke

Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891

Accession Number: 91.1.975

Chronology

Japan, 1800-1900 A.D.

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