Tanuki in a Lotus Leaf, Edo period (1615–1868), 18th century, Japan, Wood, H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm), Netsuke, Matsuda Sukenaga (Japanese, 1800–1871), In Japanese folklore, the tanuki is a mischievous master of disguise and shape shifting. Here it has enveloped himself in a lotus leaf as a priestly disguise.
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Tanuki, Lotus Leaf, Edo period, 1615–1868, 18th century, Japan, Wood, H, 1 3/4, 4.4 cm, Netsuke, Matsuda Sukenaga, Japanese, 1800–1871, folklore, tanuki, mischievous master, disguise, shape shifting, enveloped, lotus, leaf, priestly
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