Title: Tea Scoop (Chagō) in the Shape of a Cicada
Object type: Tea scoop
Date: 1891
Culture: Japan
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Artist:  Hayakawa Shōkosai I 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1815–1897
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Bamboo
Dimensions: H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Classification: Bamboo
Credit line: Purchase, Diane and Arthur Abbey Gift, 2022
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Insects