M0004072: Wooden Netsuke skull, Japan

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Wood Skull with Tibia and Fibula.

Photograph of a Netsuke made from wood in the shape of a skull and a Tibia and Fibula. They rest alongside the upper part of a Sharito (reliquary) on which is a Bonji character for emblem of decay. Netsuke are ornaments worn with a Kimono. The Netsuke is

October 1934

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.