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Rantei Japanese
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This superbly articulated rendition of a skeleton astride a skull is a humorous statement of the transitory nature of human life.
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Title: Skeleton Astride a Skull
Artist:
Rantei (Japanese,)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: late 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Japan
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
Credit Line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Object Number: 81.1.72
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