Tonkotsu with dragon netsuke

Wooden tonkatsu

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Wooden tonkatsu
Science Museum Group
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Wooden tonkatsu, detachable lid linked and originally secured to box by green cord and ojime, with dragon netsuke, Japanese, 1880-1915

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A35619
Materials:
incomplete, wood, ivory, lead and marble
Measurements:
netsuke: 182 mm 37 mm,
ojime: 18 mm,
tonkotsu: 62 mm 110 mm,
type:
tonkotsu, netsuke and ojime
credit:
Glendining