Title: Seated Baku (Mythical Creature Devouring Nightmares)
Object type: Netsuke
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); D. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Classification: Netsuke
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Mythical Creatures