Pipe case in form of man stretching arms

Made:
1880-1925 in Japan
Wooden pipe case

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Wooden pipe case
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Wooden pipe case, in form of man with hands stretched above head, small plastic ojime, linked by brown cord, to circular tonkatsu, Japanese, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A39136
Materials:
complete, wood, ivory, pearl, cord and plastic
Measurements:
overall: 290 mm
case: 205 mm x 27 mm x 27 mm,
tonkotsu: 46 mm, 82 mm,
ojime: 18 mm x 13 mm
type:
pipe case