Decorated comb

Made:
1801-1900 in China and Japan
Small lacquered wooden comb, originally with many teeth

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Small lacquered wooden comb, originally with many teeth
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Small lacquered wooden comb, originally with many teeth, most now missing, decorated with parakeet, possibly Chinese or Japanese, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A96512
Materials:
wood, ivory and incomplete
Measurements:
remaining: 81 mm x 25 mm x 5 mm,
type:
comb - grooming tool
credit:
Bruna, D.