Title: Netsuke of Qilin
Object type: Netsuke
Date: late 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); D. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 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