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TWO IVORY NETSUKE
(LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The first carved in the form of a rat feeding on a pepper, the fur etched in fine lines and stained dark, eyes inlaid in horn, the half eaten vegetable showing the seeds within, unsigned, the second carved as Chokaro's magical double-gourd from which issues the miniature horse, unsigned--1 3/4 and 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high (2)
(LATE 19TH CENTURY)
The first carved in the form of a rat feeding on a pepper, the fur etched in fine lines and stained dark, eyes inlaid in horn, the half eaten vegetable showing the seeds within, unsigned, the second carved as Chokaro's magical double-gourd from which issues the miniature horse, unsigned--1 3/4 and 1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high (2)