An iron articulated model of a crab
An iron articulated model of a crab

Edo period (18 - 19th century)

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An iron articulated model of a crab
Edo period (18 - 19th century)
The small russet-iron crab finely constructed of numerous hammered plates jointed inside the body; the limbs, claws and legs move, the details finely carved and chiseled
Body: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long

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