Title: Netusuke in the Shape of a Knotted Letter, with Problems Written on and Tied to Branches
Object type: Netsuke
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Ivory decorated with lacquer
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Classification: Netsuke
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, 1910
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY