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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST WITH SIGNATURE GYOKUMITSU, THE SECOND SHORAKU
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Two Ivory Netsuke**
Edo period (19th century), the first with signature Gyokumitsu, the second Shoraku
The first carved as a kappa seated resting beside a basket of cucumbers, the signature on a rectangular reserve beneath the basket; the second carved as a man holding a large stone aloft, the inside of the stone fitted with a free-moving ball
1 5/16in. (3.3cm.) wide; 2 1/16in. (5.2cm) high
Edo period (19th century), the first with signature Gyokumitsu, the second Shoraku
The first carved as a kappa seated resting beside a basket of cucumbers, the signature on a rectangular reserve beneath the basket; the second carved as a man holding a large stone aloft, the inside of the stone fitted with a free-moving ball
1 5/16in. (3.3cm.) wide; 2 1/16in. (5.2cm) high
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