Netsuke in form of skull with skeleton

Made:: 1701-1900 in Japan

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Horn netsuke
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Horn netsuke, in the form of a skull with skeleton climbing over the top, signed, Japanese, 1701-1900

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Category:: Asian Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A641328

Materials:: complete and horn

Measurements:: overall: 32 mm x 28 mm x 32 mm, .021 kg

type:: netsuke

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Netsuke in form of skull with skeleton

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