Netsuke in form of skeleton kneeling behind skull

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Ivory netsuke

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Ivory netsuke
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Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton kneeling behind a skull and holding a lotus flower and prayer beads, signed, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A69796
Materials:
complete and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 56 mm x 30 mm x 42 mm,
type:
netsuke
credit:
Glendining