American Decorative Arts
© Jean A. Mann
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Maker: Jean A. Mann, American, 1927–2013

Grasshopper on Leaf Netsuke

1982

Porcelain

3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 in. (1.91 × 4.45 × 2.54 cm)
Gift of the artist, Jean A. Mann
2011.202.1
The ceramicist Jean Mann has a deep interest in Japanese art and culture. The grasshopper is a traditional motif found on Japanese netsuke, which are usually carved of ivory or boxwood. Here the artist has the grasshopper resting on an insect-ravaged leaf and has rendered the work in porcelain.
Geography: 
Made in New Fairfield, Connecticut
Status: 
By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Culture: 
American
Period: 
20th century
Classification: 
Sculpture
Provenance: 

Jean A. Mann, New Fairfield, Connecticut; gift to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, in 2011

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2012.pdf (accessed December 21, 2012).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.