Ink pot in form of skull

Made:
Japan
Wood and ivory ink pot

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Wood and ivory ink pot
Science Museum Group
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Wood and ivory ink pot, in the form of a skull with a snake crawling through the eye sockets, with hinged lid and toad at top, probably Japanese

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641363
Materials:
complete, wood, ivory, brass and glass
Measurements:
overall: 72 mm x 66 mm x 76 mm, .117 kg
type:
ink well