Netsuke in form of Tanuki the badger

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Wooden netsuke in the form of Tanuki the badger

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Wooden netsuke in the form of Tanuki the badger
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Wooden netsuke in the form of Tanuki the badger, pulling a sheet over the head of a man who has a wall eye, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641177
Materials:
wood and complete
Measurements:
overall: 40 mm x 50 mm x 36 mm,
type:
netsuke
credit:
Glendining