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THE FIRST EDO PERIOD (EARLY 19TH CENTURY); THE SECOND MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), WITH SIGNATURE WAKO
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A Wood and an Ivory Netsuke **
The First Edo Period (Early 19th Century); the Second Meiji Period (Late 19th Century), with Signature Wako
The first carved as an abalone, the underside modelled and polished to resemble the fleshy body of the mollusk; the other as an abalone, a clam and scallop resting on its shell, the ivory of the abalone stained green and the himotoshi on the underside, incised signature stained red
2in. (5.1cm.); 1¾ (4.4cm.) wide (2)
The First Edo Period (Early 19th Century); the Second Meiji Period (Late 19th Century), with Signature Wako
The first carved as an abalone, the underside modelled and polished to resemble the fleshy body of the mollusk; the other as an abalone, a clam and scallop resting on its shell, the ivory of the abalone stained green and the himotoshi on the underside, incised signature stained red
2in. (5.1cm.); 1¾ (4.4cm.) wide (2)