Ritual ImplementsJapanese
Charm in the Shape of Toy Bird
Dimensions
0.5 x 0.63 x 0.38 cm (3/16 x 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Mrs. William Hayes Fogg, New York, NY, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.
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