Title: Clamshells and Crab
Object type: Netsuke
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); W. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); D. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Netsuke
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Crabs, term: Shells