Netsuke in form of skull mounted by skeleton

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Wooden netsuke, in the form of a skull mounted by a skeleton

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Wooden netsuke, in the form of a skull mounted by a skeleton
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Wooden netsuke, in the form of a skull mounted by a skeleton, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641203
Materials:
complete and wood
Measurements:
overall: 37 mm x 27 mm x 32 mm,
type:
netsuke
credit:
Glendining