Netsuke in form of demon with snake skin

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Ivory netsuke in the form of a demon with a snake skin

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Ivory netsuke in the form of a demon with a snake skin
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Ivory netsuke in the form of a demon with a snake skin, and fibre mane, signed, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641252
Materials:
ivory, mother-of-pearl, fibre and complete
Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 30 mm x 32 mm,
type:
netsuke