Skeleton Astride a Skull
Rantei
late 18th–early 19th century
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
H. 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification
Netsuke
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Accession Number
81.1.72
Tags
SkeletonsSkulls