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Carved wood tonkatsu, inlaid lotus leaf, snail and lotus flower on side, detachable lid with inlaid lotus leaf and frog, on cord, elliptical ojime, carved wood frog netsuke, Japanese, 1700-1850 auction sale label stuck inside box reads: "A tobacco pouch, carved in wood, enriched with jade and faience decorated with lotus flower and frog - 17th century in the Ritsuo style"
Details
- Category:
- Asian Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A35655
- Measurements:
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tonkotsu: 61 mm x 75 mm x 50 mm,
netsuke: 29 mm 34 mm,
ojime: 16 mm,
overall, cord extended: 190 mm
- credit:
- Glendining
