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Netsuke in form of skeleton with Tanuki the badger holding peach

Made:
1701-1900 in Japan
Ivory netsuke Netsuke in form of skeleton with Tanuki the badger holding peach (netsuke) Netsuke in form of skeleton with Tanuki the badger holding peach (netsuke)
Ivory netsuke Netsuke in form of skeleton with Tanuki the badger holding peach (netsuke) Netsuke in form of skeleton with Tanuki the badger holding peach (netsuke)

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Ivory netsuke
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Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton with Tanuki the badger holding a peach, Japanese, 1701-1900

Details

Category:
Asian Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A641361
Materials:
ivory and complete
Measurements:
overall: 55 mm x 31 mm x 26 mm, .031 kg
type:
netsuke

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