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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date20th century
MediumCarved boxwood
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 1 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert S. Wolfe, Class of 1967
Object number1992.17.1
On view
DescriptionOkimono - carved wooden cat with mallet standing on a fish.
Additional Details
Exhibition History
2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 20th century
Medium: Carved boxwood
Object number: 1992.12
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Carved wood
Object number: 1992.17.2
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 19th century
Medium: Boxwood, mother-of-pearl
Object number: 1992.13
Hugh Hanara
Date: 2005
Medium: Carved Rimu wood with pāua shell inlay
Object number: 2024.4
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: possibly 19th century
Medium: Tagua nut
Object number: 1992.11
Unknown artist, Japanese
Date: 20th century
Medium: Wood with paint and lacquer
Object number: 2023.10.31