Fisherman with Octopus
On View In:
Gallery 239
Artist:   Kosan Sha  
Title:   Fisherman with Octopus  
Date:   19th century  
Medium:   Ivory  
Dimensions:   2 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1in. (5.7 x 3.2 x 2.5cm)  
Credit Line:   Bequest of Walter Lane Barksdale  
Location:   Gallery 239  

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Sha, Kosan  
Role:   Maker  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Signature; Tag on octopus's head lender's tag, in holes on side  
Classification:   Sculpture  
Physical Description:   smiling fisherman with open mouth wearing grassy skirt and open shirt carrying an octopus upside-down on his back  
Creation Place:   Asia, Japan, , ,  
Accession #:   98.105.41  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts