Object type: Tea scoop
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist: Hayakawa Shōkosai I 初代早川尚古斎
Artist bio: Japanese, 1815–1897
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 1891
Medium: Bamboo
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit line: Purchase, Diane and Arthur Abbey Gift, 2022
Accession year: 2022
Tags: Insects