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SIGNED MASATSUGU, LATE EDO/EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (CIRCA 1860-92)
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Signed Masatsugu, Late Edo/Early Meiji Period (Circa 1860-92)
A group of sea creatures comprising an octopus and a large number of different fish carved as a compact group, the eyes inlaid in pale and dark horn, several himotoshi formed by gaps between the fish, signed in unstained incised characters Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (Osaka, 1813-92); one fish tail with slight old damage
1 5/8in. (4.3cm.) high
Signed Masatsugu, Late Edo/Early Meiji Period (Circa 1860-92)
A group of sea creatures comprising an octopus and a large number of different fish carved as a compact group, the eyes inlaid in pale and dark horn, several himotoshi formed by gaps between the fish, signed in unstained incised characters Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (Osaka, 1813-92); one fish tail with slight old damage
1 5/8in. (4.3cm.) high
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