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LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST WITH SIGNATURE MASANAO [OF ISE]; THE SECOND WITH SIGNATURE TOYOKAZU
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Two Wood Netsuke
Late Edo Period (19th Century), the First with Signature Masanao [Of Ise]; the Second with Signature Toyokazu
One carved as a group of mushrooms, some of the caps slightly insect-eaten, the himotoshi formed by one of the stems; the other carved as a Chinese lion seated and looking to the left, and balancing a small ball on its head
16in. (4cm.); 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high (2)
Late Edo Period (19th Century), the First with Signature Masanao [Of Ise]; the Second with Signature Toyokazu
One carved as a group of mushrooms, some of the caps slightly insect-eaten, the himotoshi formed by one of the stems; the other carved as a Chinese lion seated and looking to the left, and balancing a small ball on its head
16in. (4cm.); 1¾in. (4.5cm.) high (2)