Netsuke in form of dragon shaped brush case

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Wooden netsuke, in the form of a brush case

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Wooden netsuke, in the form of a brush case
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Wooden netsuke, in the form of a brush case, shaped like a dragon, with cord threaded underneath jaw, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641209
Materials:
wood, cord and incomplete
Measurements:
overall: 23 mm x 200 mm x 18 mm,
type:
netsuke
credit:
Glendining