Netsuke in form of demons

Made:
1801-1900 in Japan
Ivory figures, probably a netsuke, but without cord holes

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Ivory figures, probably a netsuke, but without cord holes
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Ivory figures, probably a netsuke, but without cord holes, in the form of two demons, one adult with a young one trying to reach something in the adult's right hand, Japanese

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A36566
Materials:
incomplete and ivory
Measurements:
overall: 45 mm x 51 mm x 27 mm, .035kg
type:
netsuke
credit:
Sotheby's