Cat with a Mallet and Fish Okimono

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Cat with a Mallet and Fish Okimono
Cat with a Mallet and Fish Okimono
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.).
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