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Japanese Skull Okimono
Japanese Skull Okimono  - Asian Works of Art Style Napoléon III Japanese Skull Okimono  - Japanese Skull Okimono  - Napoléon III
Ref : 119106
7 500 €
Period :
19th century
Provenance :
Japan
Medium :
Ivory
Dimensions :
H. 4.65 inch
Asian Works of Art  - Japanese Skull Okimono 19th century - Japanese Skull Okimono
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Japanese Skull Okimono

A very fine carved Ivory Okimono representing a skull adorned with a snake and frog suggests a memento mori theme .
Skull : represent mortality and impermanence of life .
Snake : rebirth or danger .
Frog fortune and save return .
Monkeys : protectors ;
Combined these elements likely convey a deep symbolic message about Life ,Death , and the Forces of Nature and Spirit .

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