Figure of male

Made:
1851-1900 in Japan
Curved wooden figure of male, wearing draped garment

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Curved wooden figure of male, wearing draped garment
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Curved wooden figure of male, wearing draped garment, with bare stomach, he holds open a gash in his stomach to reveal face of Bhddha inside, one of the 500 Lohans(?), Japanese, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A48887
Materials:
complete and wood
Measurements:
overall: 380 mm x 313 mm x 237 mm,
type:
statue
credit:
Knight, Frank and Rutley