Title: Writing Utensils
Object type: Netsuke
Date: mid-19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Ryūsen 
Artist bio: Japanese, active mid–19th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification: Netsuke
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Writing Implements