Netsuke in form of human skeleton

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Ivory carving, possibly a netsuke

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Ivory carving, possibly a netsuke
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Ivory carving, possibly a netsuke, in the form of a human skeleton with its hands resting on an octopus, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A129820
Materials:
complete and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 103 mm x 42 mm x 33 mm,
type:
netsuke
credit:
Glendining