Title: Edamame (Soy Beans)
Object type: Netsuke
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Okatomo 
Artist bio: Japanese, active late 18th–early 19th century
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: H. 3/4 in. (1.9 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: Vegetables