Title: Crouching Baku (Mythical Creature)
Object type: Netsuke
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Sadatake 
Artist bio: Japanese, active 18th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 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