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Actor in the Role of a Warrior Lying in Ambush

(Japanese, 1735–1816)
late 18th century
Object PlaceTsu, Japan
Medium/TechniqueStained boxwood
Dimensions2.7 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm (1 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Ernest G. Stillman
Accession number47.839
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsNetsuke
Collections
ProvenanceGiven by Dr. Ernest Goodrich Stillman in 1947.
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