QUAIL ON SPRIG OF MILLET - TOP OF BOX
Datec.1868-1912
CountryJapan
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 4.8 x 11.4 x 5.2 cm (1 7/8 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/16")
Credit LineBrigham Young University Museum of Art, gift of LeRoy M. Pharis, in memory of his wife Pearl Jones Pharis.
Object number86106272A
DescriptionSmall box in shape of a crouching quail resting on a sprig of millet. The bird divides in half to expose a gourd-shaped opening in the top of the hollow base. Its bottom is intricately carved with the quail's feet tail feathers and detail on grain well formed, head turned.On View
On viewLate 19th Century