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Netsuke of Skeleton with a Drum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown wooden sculpture of a skeleton with a large drum. The skeleton has a skull for a head with eye sockets and an open mouth. The skeleton's body consists of a rib cage, a pelvis, and limb bones. The skeleton is positioned on its knees, leaning forward with its right hand on top of the drum and its left hand on the side of the drum. The drum is large and spherical with a small opening on the side. The drum has a small base. The numbers "89765" are printed upside down in red on the base of the drum. The background is light gray. The sculpture was created by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
19th century
Medium:
Wood
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
599 × 553 px
Museum record:
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