Title: Tengu Hatching from an Egg
Object type: Netsuke
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Wood with red lacquer
Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Netsuke
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures, term: Eggs