Tonkotsu decorated with plaques of Daikoku and Jurojin

Made:
1800-1900 in Japan
Wooden tonkotsu, detachable lid and base, cord missing

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Wooden tonkotsu, detachable lid and base, cord missing
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Wooden tonkotsu, detachable lid and base, cord missing, decorated with cast metal plaques of allegedly Daikoku and Jurojin, in high relief, Japanese, 1800-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A35624
Materials:
complete, silver, wood and metal
Measurements:
overall: 104 mm x 90 mm x 51 mm,
type:
tonkotsu
credit:
Glendining