Netsuke in form of wolf fighting skeleton

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Wooden netsuke, in the form of a wolf fighting a skeleton

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Wooden netsuke, in the form of a wolf fighting a skeleton
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Wooden netsuke, in the form of a wolf fighting a skeleton, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641246
Materials:
wood, ivory and complete
Measurements:
overall: 49 mm x 45 mm x 24 mm, .008 kg
type:
netsuke
credit:
Glendining