Statue depicting skeleton dancing and woman playing instrument

Made:
Japan
Ivory statue, depicting a skeleton dancing and holding a fan

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Ivory statue, depicting a skeleton dancing and holding a fan
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Ivory statue, depicting a skeleton dancing and holding a fan, and a woman sitting and playing an instrument, signed, Japanese

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641359
Materials:
complete and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 96 mm x 46 mm x 34 mm,
type:
statue
credit:
Puttick and Simpson Limited