M0004085: Netsuke of a skeleton learning over tombstones / M0004086: Netsuke of a skeleton standing by two grave posts / M0004087: Netsuke of a skeleton standing holding a basket

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Wood skeleton standing holding a basket.

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Wood skeleton learning over tombstones.

Previous title, replaced May 2020: Wood skeleton standing by two stave posts.

Photograph of three netsuke from Doctor Hermann Gunther's collection of Netsuke. Netsuke are ornaments worn with a Kimono. The Netsuke is tied a silk bag hidden behind the sash for belongings. They were especially popular during the Tokugawa period (1603–1868) and are seen by many as fine works of miniature art. The original objects can be found at the History of Science Museum under the inventory numbers 48130, 50972 and 48636

24 October 1934

1 photograph glass plate negative; 21.5 x 16.5 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.

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.