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AN IVORY NETSUKE
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AN IVORY NETSUKE
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED MASANAO
Rendered in the form of a coiled snake, jaws apart to reveal the forked tongue, scales etched in ovals and stained dark, signed on the underside in an oval reserve--1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), INSCRIBED MASANAO
Rendered in the form of a coiled snake, jaws apart to reveal the forked tongue, scales etched in ovals and stained dark, signed on the underside in an oval reserve--1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) high