Netsuke in form of kneeling skeleton

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan

Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton kneeling, with a skull between his legs, holding a lotus flower in one hand and prayer beads in other, signed, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641247
Materials:
complete and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 55 mm x 35 mm x 46 mm, .047 kg
type:
netsuke
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)