Boar

Kōhōsai

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Osaka carver embellished the back of the boar with a decorative cover with colorful semiprecious stones mimicking hanging beads. Such covers were normally worn by elephants.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art