Netsuke representing Tanuki, the raccoon dog (3-D)

Commentary
Netsuke representing Tanuki, the raccoon dog (3-D)
Accession number: 
1932.32.46
Collection: 
Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford

Netsuke, carved from wood in the form of Tanuki, the raccoon dog. The eyes are inset with small pieces of glass.

Field collector: William Leonard Stevenson Loat
Date of collection: Unknown (by 1932)
Continent: Asia
Geographical area: East Asia
Country: Japan
Cultural group: Japanese
Size: 50 mm (height)
Acquisition: William Leonard Stevenson Loat. Bequeathed 1932