A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A SKULL

A JAPANESE WOOD NETSUKE OF A HUMAN SKULL

Late Edo / early Meiji period, 19th Century

The stylised human skull with a himotoshi passing between the eye sockets, with a miniature grotesque grimy-looking skeleton climbing over the top from behind,

3.5cm long

For nearly identical examples see Bonhams, London, Fine Japanese Art, 5th November 2009, lot 150 and Galerie Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 4th June 2021, lot 219.

THIS LOT IS OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

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