Netsuke in form of skeleton sitting behind skull

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton sitting behind a skull Netsuke in form of skeleton sitting behind skull Netsuke in form of skeleton sitting behind skull
Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton sitting behind a skull Netsuke in form of skeleton sitting behind skull Netsuke in form of skeleton sitting behind skull

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Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton sitting behind a skull
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Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton sitting behind a skull, with lotus flower in one hand and prayer beads in the other, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641254
Materials:
ivory and complete
Measurements:
overall: 42 mm x 24 mm x 36 mm, .024 kg
type:
netsuke
credit:
Glendining

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