Tea Scoop (Chagō) in the Shape of a Cicada
Medium
Bamboo
Dimensions
H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Classification
Bamboo
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Diane and Arthur Abbey Gift, 2022
Accession Number
2022.12
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Insects
About the Artist
Hayakawa Shōkosai I 初代早川尚古斎 (Japanese) · 1815 –1897
Japanese, 1815–1897